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Figure 1 shows the cascade current source. If VT = 0.7 V and KP = 50 μA/V2, calculate: i. Current across M2, lM2 ii. Current across M3, IM3 Figure 1 2. Cascode current sink is as shown in Figure 2. If λ = 0.4 V−1, VT = 0.7 V, K = 110 μA/V2 and (W/L)1 = (W/L)2 = 1, calculate rout of the circuit. Figure 2

Figure 1 shows the cascade current source. If VT = 0.7 V and KP = 50 μA/V2, calculate: i. Current across M2, lM2 ii. Current across M3, IM3 Figure 1 2. Cascode current sink is as shown in Figure 2. If λ = 0.4 V−1, VT = 0.7 V, K = 110 μA/V2 and (W/L)1 = (W/L)2 = 1, calculate rout of the circuit. Figure 2

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  1. Figure 1 shows the cascade current source. If V T = 0.7 V and K P = 50 μ A / V 2 , calculate: i. Current across M 2 , l M 2 ii. Current across M 3 , I M 3
Figure 1 2. Cascode current sink is as shown in Figure 2. If λ = 0.4 V − 1 , V T = 0.7 V , K = 110 μ A / V 2 and ( W / L ) 1 = ( W / L ) 2 = 1 , calculate rout of the circuit.
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