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Assignment 8 Microelectronics Devices To Circuits

1) The document contains 10 questions about operational amplifiers and differential amplifiers. It tests understanding of concepts like common mode rejection ratio, gain calculations, current mirror identification, and transfer function derivation. 2) Key concepts covered include how CMRR is affected by constant current source output resistance and transistor transconductance mismatches, calculating gain of a differential amplifier, identifying current mirrors, and defining input and output impedances of ideal op-amps. 3) Detailed explanations are provided for each question answering step-by-step how the solutions are obtained. Circuit analysis and calculations of parameters like time constants are shown.

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Assignment 8 Microelectronics Devices To Circuits

1) The document contains 10 questions about operational amplifiers and differential amplifiers. It tests understanding of concepts like common mode rejection ratio, gain calculations, current mirror identification, and transfer function derivation. 2) Key concepts covered include how CMRR is affected by constant current source output resistance and transistor transconductance mismatches, calculating gain of a differential amplifier, identifying current mirrors, and defining input and output impedances of ideal op-amps. 3) Detailed explanations are provided for each question answering step-by-step how the solutions are obtained. Circuit analysis and calculations of parameters like time constants are shown.

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Week 8: Assignment 8

Q1: As the output resistance of the constant current source of a MOSFET based differential amplifier
increases, its CMRR _______.
a. Decreases
b. Increases
c. Remains the same
d. Becomes zero
Ans: (a) Increases
Q2: The voltage gain of the differential amplifier shown in figure below can be approximated as
_____.

a. gm1 (ro2 || gm4ro4gm6ro6)


b. gm1 (ro2 || (ro4+ro6))
c. gm1 (ro2 || gm4ro4ro6)
d. gm1 (ro2 || ro4ro6)
Ans: (c) gm1 (ro2 || gm4ro4ro6)
Q3: Identify the transistors forming a current mirror circuit in the given opamp topology.

a. M9, M10
b. M7, M8, M9
c. M1, M2
d. M3, M5
Ans: (b) M7, M8, M9
Q4: Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR) is defined as a ratio of the differential mode gain to that
of the _______.
a. Output resistance
b. Input resistance
c. Common mode gain
d. Input common mode range.
Ans: (c) Common mode gain
Q5: Find CMRR of the differential amplifier shown below, if there is a mismatch of 10% between the
Resistors (RD). Consider gm1 = gm2 = 6mA/V and RSS = 50KΩ.

a. 5000
b. 4000
c. 6000
d. 9000
Ans: (c) 6000
Q6: Find CMRR of the differential amplifier shown below, if the transconductances of MOSFETs M1
and M2 suffers from 15% mismatch. Consider gm1 = gm2 = 6mA/V and RSS = 50KΩ

a. 5000
b. 4000
c. 6000
d. 9000
Ans: (b) 4000
Q7: In the two-stage amplifier topology shown below, identify the transistors forming the second
stage.
a. M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7
b. M7, M8, M9
c. M3, M4, M5, M6
d. M9, M10
Ans: (d) M9, M10
Q8: Input impedance of an ideal op-amp should be _____ whereas its output impedance should be
_____.
a. High; High
b. High; Low
c. Low; High
d. Low; Low
Ans: (b) High; Low
Q9: find time constant of the circuit shown below. Consider RS = 1 KΩ; RP = 5 KΩ, CS = 3 pF

a. 20 ns
b. 18 ns
c. 10 ns
d. 5 ns
Ans: (b) 18 ns
Q10: find the transfer function (VOUT(s)/VIN(s)) of the circuit shown below.
𝑽𝑶𝑼𝑻(𝒔) 𝑺𝟐 𝑹𝟐 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 +𝟏
a. =
𝑽𝑰𝑵(𝒔) 𝑺𝟐 (𝑹𝟏 +𝑹𝟐 )𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 +𝑺(𝑪𝟏 +𝑪𝟐 )
𝑽𝑶𝑼𝑻(𝒔) 𝑺𝟐 𝑹𝟏 𝑹𝟐 𝑪𝟏 +𝟏
b. =
𝑽𝑰𝑵(𝒔) 𝑺𝟐 (𝑹𝟏 +𝑹𝟐 )𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 +𝑺(𝑹𝟏 +𝑹𝟐 )
𝑽𝑶𝑼𝑻(𝒔) 𝑺𝟐 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 +𝟏
c. =
𝑽𝑰𝑵(𝒔) 𝑺𝟐 (𝑹𝟏 +𝑹𝟐 )+𝑺(𝑪𝟏 +𝑪𝟐 )
𝑽𝑶𝑼𝑻(𝒔) 𝑺 𝑹𝟐 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 +𝑪𝟏
d. =
𝑽𝑰𝑵(𝒔) 𝑺 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 (𝑹𝟏 +𝑹𝟐 )+𝑪𝟏 +𝑪𝟐

𝑽𝑶𝑼𝑻(𝒔) 𝑺 𝑹𝟐 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 +𝑪𝟏
Ans: (d) =
𝑽𝑰𝑵(𝒔) 𝑺 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 (𝑹𝟏 +𝑹𝟐 )+𝑪𝟏 +𝑪𝟐

Week 8: Assignment 8: Brief Explanation


Q1. Explanation:
The CMRR for a MOSFET based differential amplifier can be increased by increasing the output
resistance of the constant current source.
Q2. Explanation:
Gain, Av = gm1ROUT
Output Resistance, ROUT = ro2 || gm6ro6ro4

Thus gain = gm1 (ro2 || gm4ro4ro6)


Q3. Explanation:
M7, M8 and M9 forms a current mirror circuit.
Q4. Explanation:
Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR) is defined as a ratio of the differential mode gain to that of
the common mode gain.
Q5. Explanation:
Mismatch = 10%
𝑅𝐷,1 − 𝑅𝐷,2 𝛥𝑅𝐷
= 10% = 0.1 =
𝑅𝐷 𝑅𝐷
2 × 𝑔𝑚 × 𝑅𝑆𝑆 2 × 6 × 10−3 × 50 × 103
𝐶𝑀𝑅𝑅 = = = 6000
𝛥𝑅𝐷 0.1
𝑅𝐷
Q6. Explanation:
Mismatch = 15%
𝑔𝑚1 − 𝑔𝑚2 𝛥𝑔𝑚
= 15% = 0.15 =
𝑔𝑚 𝑔𝑚

2 × 𝑔𝑚 × 𝑅𝑆𝑆 2 × 6 × 10−3 × 50 × 103


𝐶𝑀𝑅𝑅 = = = 4000
𝛥𝑔𝑚 0.15
𝑔𝑚
Q7. Explanation:
M9 and M10 forms the second stage, whereas M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7 forms the first stage.
Q8. Explanation:
Input impedance of an ideal op-amp should be high whereas its output impedance should be low.
Q9. Explanation:
Time constant = (RS + RP) × CS = (1000 + 5000) × 3 × 10-12 = 18 ns
Q10. Explanation:
𝟏
𝑹𝟐 +
𝑺𝑪𝟐
𝑽𝑶𝑼𝑻 = 𝑽𝑰𝑵 × ( )
𝟏 𝟏
𝑹𝟏 + + 𝑹𝟐 +
𝑺𝑪𝟏 𝑺𝑪𝟐
𝑹𝟐 𝑺𝑪𝟐 + 𝟏
𝑽𝑶𝑼𝑻 𝑺𝑪𝟐
=
𝑽𝑰𝑵 𝑹𝟏 𝑺 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 + 𝑺𝑪𝟐 + 𝑹𝟐 𝑺𝟐 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 + 𝑺𝑪𝟏
𝟐

𝑺𝟐 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐
𝑽𝑶𝑼𝑻 𝑺𝑹𝟐 𝑪𝟐 + 𝟏
=
𝑽𝑰𝑵 𝑹𝟏 𝑺 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 + 𝑺𝑪𝟐 + 𝑹𝟐 𝑺𝟐 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 + 𝑺𝑪𝟏
𝟐
𝑺 𝑪𝟏

𝑽𝑶𝑼𝑻 𝑺𝟐 𝑹𝟐 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 + 𝑺𝑪𝟏
=
𝑽𝑰𝑵 𝑹𝟏 𝑺𝟐 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 + 𝑺𝑪𝟐 + 𝑹𝟐 𝑺𝟐 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 + 𝑺𝑪𝟏
𝑽𝑶𝑼𝑻 𝑺𝑹𝟐 𝑪𝟏 𝑪𝟐 + 𝑪𝟏
=
𝑽𝑰𝑵 𝑺 (𝑹 𝟏 + 𝑹 𝟐 )𝑪 𝟏 𝑪 𝟐 + 𝑪 𝟏 + 𝑪 𝟐

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