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The document discusses feedback in amplifiers. It contains three questions about analyzing feedback transconductance amplifiers, including deriving expressions for various gain and output resistance terms and evaluating them for given component values. Circuit diagrams are provided for reference.

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The document discusses feedback in amplifiers. It contains three questions about analyzing feedback transconductance amplifiers, including deriving expressions for various gain and output resistance terms and evaluating them for given component values. Circuit diagrams are provided for reference.

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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI K K BIRLA GOA CAMPUS

Microelectronics Circuits (ECE/EEE/INSTR F244) Tutorial on Feedback in Amplifiers

Question 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Figure (a) below shows a feedback transconductance amplifier using an op amp together with an NMOS transistor.

The feedback network consists of a resistor R𝐹 that senses the output current I𝑜 (recall that the drain and source

currents of a MOSFET are equal) and provides a feedback voltage that is subtracted from V𝑠 by means of the

differencing action of the op-amp input.

(a) Setting A=∞, find the ideal closed-loop gain I𝑜 /V𝑠 .

(b) Find the value of R𝐹 that results in an ideal closed-loop gain of 10 mA/V.

(c) Find an expression for the loop gain 𝐴𝛽 by setting V𝑠 =0, breaking the loop, and applying an input test

voltage V𝑡 , as shown in figure (b). Assume the input resistance of the op amp to be very high.

(d) For 𝜇=1000, and assuming the MOSFET has g𝑚 =2mA/V and r𝑜 =20 kΩ, find the values of 𝐴𝛽, A, and A 𝑓 .

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Question 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

For the feedback transconductance amplifier of figure below, derive expressions for A, 𝛽, 𝐴𝛽, A 𝑓 , R𝑜 , and R𝑜 𝑓 .

Evaluate A 𝑓 and R𝑜 𝑓 for the case of g𝑚1 =g𝑚2 =4 mA/V, R𝐷 =25 kΩ, r𝑜2 =20 kΩ, R𝐹 =100 Ω, and R 𝐿 =1 kΩ. For

simplicity, neglect r𝑜1 and take r𝑜2 into account only when calculating output resistances. Also, evaluate the

output resistance R𝑜𝑢𝑡 seen between the two terminals of R 𝐿 .

Question 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Analyze the circuit of figures below, assuming R𝐹 is not large, R 𝑀 is not small, and the laser diode is modeled

by a resistance R 𝐿 . Also, assume r𝑂2 < ∞.

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