Analog IC Design Lab

16MVD0070

Task 3:
Design of a Cascode Amplifier
I.

Objective:
To find gain, phase, gain crossover frequency Wgc, Output Voltage swing and phase
margin for the following amplifiers,
1. Cascode Amplifier with resistive load
2. Cascode Amplifier with current source load

II.

Design Parameters:
Technology used
Transistor used

gpdk090
nmos1v_hvt, pmos1v_hvt

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1. Cascode Amplifier with resistive load
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS:
Vdd:1.8V
Vsin:
DC VOLTAGE:

300mV;

AC MAGNITUDE: 10mv;
AC PHASE:

0;

AMPLITUDE:

10mv;

FREQUENCY:

1KHz;

NMOS1 (W/L ) = (200n/100n);

NMOS2 (W/L ) = (400n/350n);
Rd =

520K Ohms;

Vb2 =

650m;

SCHEMATIC:

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Simulation Output:

Gain:

25.1091 dB

Wgc:

6.31 GHz

Frequency at 3dB: 790.841 MHz

PM:

150.64 deg

VOLTAGE SWING:
Vout MAX:

668.7 mV

Vout MIN:

353.1 mV

Vsw:

315.6 mV

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2. Cascode Amplifier with current source load
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS:
Vdd:1.8V
Vsin:
DC VOLTAGE:

300mv;

AC MAGNITUDE:

10mv;

AC PHASE:

0;

AMPLITUDE:

10mv;

FREQUENCY:

1KHz;

NMOS1 (W/L ) = (120n/100n);

NMOS2 (W/L ) = (120n/100n);
PMOS1 (W/L ) = (120n/100n);
PMOS2 (W/L ) = (120n/100n);
Vg Pmos 2 = 1.4
Vg Pmos 1 = 800m
Vb2 = 650m

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SCHEMATIC:

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Simulation Output:

Gain:

31.94 dB

Frequency at 3dB: 356.025 MHz

Wgc:

10 GHz

PM:

122 deg

VOLTAGE SWING:
Vout MAX:

1.228 V

Vout MIN:

521.3mV

Vsw:

706.7mV

Conclusion:
The Gain, Gain cross over frequency Wgc, Frequency at 3dB below max gain value, Phase Margin and
Output voltage swing has been calculated. The gain of the different circuits are,
1. Cascode Amplifier with resistive load Gain:

25.1091 dB

2. Cascode Amplifier with current source load Gain:

31.94 dB