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The circuit in Fig. 4 is a common-source amplifier and the parameters are given as μnCox = 250 μA/V2, VT = 0.6 V and VDD = 1.8 V. It is required that the input DC voltage is 0.8 V. (a) For (W/L)1 = 10, what is the maximum voltage gain available (all transistors are in saturation) and what is the value of (W/L)2? [10%] (b) If the dc power is 90 μW, find (W/L)1 and (W/L)2 to obtain a voltage gain of -2? [10%] Fig. 4

The circuit in Fig. 4 is a common-source amplifier and the parameters are given as μnCox = 250 μA/V2, VT = 0.6 V and VDD = 1.8 V. It is required that the input DC voltage is 0.8 V. (a) For (W/L)1 = 10, what is the maximum voltage gain available (all transistors are in saturation) and what is the value of (W/L)2? [10%] (b) If the dc power is 90 μW, find (W/L)1 and (W/L)2 to obtain a voltage gain of -2? [10%] Fig. 4

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  1. The circuit in Fig. 4 is a common-source amplifier and the parameters are given as μ n C o x = 250 μ A / V 2 , V T = 0.6 V and V D D = 1.8 V . It is required that the input D C voltage is 0.8 V . (a) For ( W / L ) 1 = 10 , what is the maximum voltage gain available (all transistors are in saturation) and what is the value of ( W / L ) 2 ? [10%] (b) If the dc power is 90 μ W , find ( W / L ) 1 and ( W / L ) 2 to obtain a voltage gain of -2 ? [10%] Fig. 4

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