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December 6, 2005
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Reading assignment:
Key questions
Avo
-1
-2
ω1 ω2 log ω
6.012 Microelectronic Devices and Circuits Fall 2005 Lecture 244
Vout Avo
=
Vs (1 + j ωω1 )(1 + j ωω2 )(1 + j ωω3 )...
Vout Avo
=
Vs 1 + jωb1 + (jω)2 b2 + (jω)3 b3...
where:
1 1 1
b1 = + + + ...
ω1 ω2 ω3
Bandwidth then:
1
ωH �
b1
6.012 Microelectronic Devices and Circuits Fall 2005 Lecture 245
Avo Avo
-1 -1
-2
ω1 ω2 log ω ωH log ω
It can be shown (see Gray & Meyer, 3rd ed., p. 502) that
coefficient b1 can be found exactly through:
n
� n
�
b1 = τi = RT i Ci
i=1 i=1
where:
Bandwidth then:
1 1 1
ωH � = �n = �n
b1 i=1 τi i=1 RT i Ci
6.012 Microelectronic Devices and Circuits Fall 2005 Lecture 246
τi = RT iCi
ωH �
Στi
iSUP
signal source
RS signal�
+
load
vs vOUT RL
-
VGG
VSS
RS Cgd
+ +
+
vs vgs Cgs gmvgs Cdb Rout' vout
-
- -
Cgd
+
RS vgs Cgs gmvgs Cdb Rout'
-
+ it
+
Clearly:
RT gs = RS
τgs = RS Cgs
6.012 Microelectronic Devices and Circuits Fall 2005 Lecture 249
+ it
+
RS vgs gmvgs vt Rout'
-
-
Note:
vgs = 0
Then:
�
RT db = Rout
�
τgs = Rout Cdb
6.012 Microelectronic Devices and Circuits Fall 2005 Lecture 2410
vt
+ -
+
it
RS vgs gmvgs Rout'
-
Note:
vgs = itRS
Also:
�
vt = vgs + (gm vgs + it)Rout
vt = it[RS + Rout� (1 + gm RS )]
Then:
1 1
ωH � = � + R (1 + g R� )]C + R� C
Στi RS Cgs + [Rout S m out gd out db
VDD
iSUP
iOUT signal�
load
VSS
RL
signal source
is RS IBIAS
VSS
Features:
• current gain � 1
• low input resistance
• high output resistance
• ⇒ good current buffer
6.012 Microelectronic Devices and Circuits Fall 2005 Lecture 2413
Cgd iout
G D
+
+
B
vgs=vbs
(gm+gmb)vgs
ro
-
(gm+gmb)vgs
ro
-
ro
it
+
RS vt RL'
-
(gm+gmb)vgs
it' ro
+
vt' RL'
-
RT 1 = RS //Rin
And:
ro
it
+
RS vt roc RL
-
(gm+gmb)vgs
ro
it '
+
RS roc vt'
-
RT 2 = RL//Rout
And:
� Bandwidth:
1
ωH �
(Cgs + Csb)(RS //Rin ) + (Cgd + Cdb )(RL //Rout )
Simplify:
1 1
RT 1 = RS //Rin � Rin � �
gm + gmb gm
• At output:
1
RT 2 = RL//Rout = RL//roc//{ro [1+RS (gm +gmb+ )]
ro
or
RT 2 � RL//roc //[ro (1 + gm RS )] � RL
Then:
1
ωH �
(Cgs + Csb) g1m + (Cgd + Cdb)RL
Key conclusions