Ain Shams University Faculty of Engineering ECE Dept.

4th Year Electrical Eng. Analog Integrated Circuit Design (ECE 484) Fall 2011 Problem Set: 2 Single Stage Amplifiers

Unless stated otherwise, assume finite output resistance for all transistors Assume 0.5m CMOS process with the following parameters (VDD = 3V): NMOS: Vth = 0.7V, PMOS: Vth = 0.8V, nCox = 135A/V2, pCox = 40A/V2, no = 0.1 V-1 po = 0.2 V-1

1. For the circuits shown below, calculate the bias value of Vi such that all devices work in saturation. Find an expression for the small-signal gain, input and output impedances at low frequency, then calculate them based on the sizing shown. Find also the max. output swing.

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2. For each of the following circuits, assuming all transistors biased in saturation, derive an expression for the small signal low frequency gain Av, input impedance Zi, and the output impedance Zo. ( 0)

3. For each of the following circuits, assuming all transistors biased in saturation, derive an expression for the small signal low frequency gain Av, input impedance Zi, and the output impedance Zo. ( 0)

4. It is required to design a Common Source amplifier with Cascode stage as in the shown figure. The circuit consumes 0.2mA. The small signal gain must be greater than 60dB, and symmetrical (around mid-supply) output swing of 2.4Vpp. - Derive expressions for the small signal low frequency gain Av, and the output impedance Zo - Find the bias values and the sizes of transistors in the circuit to satisfy the required specs by hand analysis. - Simulate your design using Pspice and compare the simulation results with your hand analysis. Notes: - You may use the following simple SPICE model for the NMOS & PMOS - Use the MBREAKN4 device from the BreakOut library in OrCAD, then R-clk, Edit PSpice model. - The length of the transistor is reduced by source/drain side diffusion. - You must change LAMBDA parameter to track the length change assuming the given LAMBDA is for minimum channel length(0.5 m)
.model Mbreakn NMOS ( LEVEL=1 + VTO = 0.7 + GAMMA = 0.45 + PHI = 0.9 + NSUB = 9e14 + LD = 0.08e-6 + UO = 350 + LAMBDA = 0.1 + TOX = 9e-9 + PB = 0.9 + CJ = 0.56e-3 + CJSW = 0.35e-11 + MJ = 0.45 + MJSW = 0.2 + CGDO = 0.4e-9 + JS = 1e-8) .model Mbreakp PMOS ( LEVEL=1 + VTO = -0.8 + GAMMA = 0.4 + PHI = 0.8 + NSUB = 5e14 + LD = 0.09e-6 + UO = 100 + LAMBDA = 0.2 + TOX = 9e-9 + PB = 0.9 + CJ = 0.94e-3 + CJSW = 0.32e-11 + MJ = 0.5 + MJSW = 0.3 + CGDO = 0.3e-9 + JS = 0.5e-8)