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Consider the source degenerated folded cascode amplifier shown in the figure. Determine the short-circuit transconductance (Gm), the output resistance (Rout ) and, voltage gain (AV) of the complete amplifier. Assume λ ≠ 0 for all transistors.

Consider the source degenerated folded cascode amplifier shown in the figure. Determine the short-circuit transconductance (Gm), the output resistance (Rout ) and, voltage gain (AV) of the complete amplifier. Assume λ ≠ 0 for all transistors.

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Consider the source degenerated folded cascode amplifier shown in the figure. Determine the short-circuit transconductance (Gm), the output resistance (Rout ) and, voltage gain (AV) of the complete amplifier. Assume λ ≠ 0 for all transistors.

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