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Various measurements are made on an NMOS amplifier for which the drain resistor RD is 20 kΩ. First, dc measurements show the voltage across the drain resistor, VRD, to be 2 V and the gate-to-source bias voltage to be 0.75 V. Then, ac measurements with small signals show the voltage gain to be −16 V/V. What is the value of V, for this transistor? If the process transconductance parameter kn′ is 400 μA/V2, what is the MOSFET's W/L?

Various measurements are made on an NMOS amplifier for which the drain resistor RD is 20 kΩ. First, dc measurements show the voltage across the drain resistor, VRD, to be 2 V and the gate-to-source bias voltage to be 0.75 V. Then, ac measurements with small signals show the voltage gain to be −16 V/V. What is the value of V, for this transistor? If the process transconductance parameter kn′ is 400 μA/V2, what is the MOSFET's W/L?

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Various measurements are made on an NMOS amplifier for which the drain resistor RD is 20 kΩ. First, dc measurements show the voltage across the drain resistor, VRD, to be 2 V and the gate-to-source bias voltage to be 0.75 V. Then, ac measurements with small signals show the voltage gain to be −16 V/V. What is the value of V, for this transistor? If the process transconductance parameter kn′ is 400 μA/V2, what is the MOSFET's W/L?

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