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EHB 335E HW#1

Due: 24 November 2024 @10 pm – No late homework will be accepted.

1) Consider the BiCMOS amplifier shown in Figure 1. The BJT has VBE = 0.7 V, β = 250, VA=100 V, Cμ = 0.95 pF,
and fT = 400 MHz. The NMOS transistor has Vth,n = 0.8 V, kn’W/L = 1 mA/V2, 𝜆 = 0.1 V-1, and CGS = CGD = 0.4 pF.
a. Consider the DC bias circuit. Neglect the base current of Q2 in determining the current in Q1. Find
the dc bias currents in Q1 and Q2, and show that they are approximately 200 μA and 500 μA,
respectively.
b. Consider the circuit at midband frequencies. First, determine the small-signal voltage gain Vo /Vi .
(Note that RG can be neglected in this process.) Then use Miller’s theorem on R G to determine the
amplifier input resistance Rin. Finally, determine the overall voltage gain Vo /Vsig.
c. Using the short-circuit time constant method, find the lower corner frequency (−3 dB frequency)
and determine the frequency of the poles due to C1 and C2.
d. Find the upper corner frequency (-3 dB) separately by using Miller's theorem (i.e., converting the
floating capacitors into non-floating capacitors and finding the dominant pole) and by the open-
circuit time constants method. Compare your results and comment about the differences.

Figure 1 (Q1) Figure 2 (Q2)


2) The transistor parameters of the BJT in Figure 2 are given as β=100, VBE=0.7 V, VA=100 V, Cμ=0.8pF, Cπ=1.5pF.
a. Using the short-circuit time constant method, find the lower corner frequency (−3 dB frequency).
b. Find the midband voltage gain.
c. By using the open-circuit time constant method, determine the upper corner frequency (−3 dB
frequency).
100(𝑠 + 1)(𝑠 + 10)
3) Sketch the Bode plot (both magnitude and phase response) for the function 𝑇(𝑠) = .
(𝑠 + 1000)(𝑠+100)2
a. What are the corner frequencies?
b. Determine |T (ω)| for ω → 0.
c. Determine |T (ω)| for ω → ∞.
d. Plot the magnitude and phase Bode plots through MATLAB and compare your sketches with the
exact results. Comment about the similarities and differences.
4) The amplifier in Figure 3 must drive a load capacitance of 200 fF. Use 2N2222 npn transistor in LTSpice. No
need for hand calculations; please provide just the outcomes of LTSPICE/PSPICE simulations.
a. Select the input DC level to obtain an output DC level of 1.3 V.
b. Plot the frequency response and find the low-frequency gain and the −3 dB bandwidth from the
simulation results.

Figure 3 (Q3)

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