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3. Complete the blanks in the following question with the appropriate answer. Consider the following circuit of identical NMOS transistors connected as shown in the figure below. VDD=5V; VTH (transistor threshold voltage) = 2 V, Vin = 4 V a. Voltage at node N1 is V. b. Voltage at node N2 is V. c. Voltage at node N3 is V.

3. Complete the blanks in the following question with the appropriate answer. Consider the following circuit of identical NMOS transistors connected as shown in the figure below. VDD=5V; VTH (transistor threshold voltage) = 2 V, Vin = 4 V a. Voltage at node N1 is V. b. Voltage at node N2 is V. c. Voltage at node N3 is V.

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3. Complete the blanks in the following question with the appropriate answer. Consider the following circuit of identical NMOS transistors connected as shown in the figure below. VDD=5V; VTH (transistor threshold voltage) = 2 V, Vin = 4 V a. Voltage at node N1 is V. b. Voltage at node N2 is V. c. Voltage at node N3 is V.

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