Lecture 19
OUTLINE• Common‐gate stageg g• Source follower
Reading: Chapter 7.3‐7.4
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Diode‐Connected MOSFETsDiode-connected NMOSFET Diode-connected PMOSFET
11
1o
mX r
gR = 2
2
1o
mY r
gR =
Small-signal analysis circuit Small-signal analysis circuit
N t th t th ll i l d l f PMOSFET i id ti l t
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• Note that the small‐signal model of a PMOSFET is identical to that of an NMOSFET
Common‐Gate Amplifier Stage• An increase in Vin decreases VGS and hence decreases ID.
The voltage drop across RD decreases V t increasesThe voltage drop across RD decreases Vout increasesThe small‐signal voltage gain (Av) is positive.
Dmv RgA =
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Operation in Saturation Region• For M1 to operate in saturation, Vout cannot fall below Vb‐VTH.
Trade‐off between headroom and voltage gainTrade off between headroom and voltage gain.
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I/O Impedances of CG Stage (λ = 0)Small-signal analysis circuit for
determining output resistance, Rout
Small-signal analysis circuit fordetermining input resistance, Rin
Dout RR =in gR 1
=
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mg
CG Stage with Source Resistance
mg1
Small-signal equivalent circuit seen at input
in
mS
mX v
gR
gv 1+
=
R1For λ = 0:
S
Dv
Rg
RA+
= 111
+⋅=⋅=
SmDm
in
X
X
out
in
out
RgRg
vv
vv
vv
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mg
• The output impedance of a CG stage with source resistance is identical to that of CS stage with degeneration.g g
Small-signal analysis circuit fordetermining output resistance, Rout
( ) ( ) rRrgRRgrR ++=++= 11
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( ) ( ) OSOmSSmOout rRrgRRgrR ++=++= 11
CG Stage with Biasing• R1 and R2 establish the gate bias voltage.
• R3 provides a path for the bias current of M1 to flow.R3 provides a path for the bias current of M1 to flow.
( )R /1||( )( ) Dm
Sm
m
in
out RgRgR
gRvv
⋅+
=/1||
/1||
3
3
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CG Stage with Gate Resistance• For low signal frequencies, the gate conducts no current.
Gate resistance does not affect the gain or I/O impedancesGate resistance does not affect the gain or I/O impedances.
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CG Stage ExampleSmall-signal equivalent
circuit seen at inputSmall-signal equivalent
circuit seen at output
( ) inSmm
in
S
mmX v
Rggv
R
ggv
21
21
11
11
11
++=
+=
12
1111
Om
SOmout rg
RrgR +⎟⎟⎠
⎞⎜⎜⎝
⎛≈
Smm
Rgg 21
+
DOSOmout RrRrgR ||||1111 ⎥⎦
⎤⎢⎣
⎡+⎟
⎠
⎞⎜⎜⎝
⎛≈( )
DmXoutv R
RgvvA 1
1 ++=⋅=
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OSm
Omout g 2⎥⎦
⎢⎣ ⎠
⎜⎝( ) SmminX Rggvv 211 ++
Source Follower Stage
1||<LOout RrvA 1
||1||
<+
=≡LO
m
LO
in
outv
Rrg
vA
Small-signal analysis circuit fordetermining voltage gain, Av
mg
Equivalent circuitg g g , v Equivalent circuit
( )( )( )
Lomout Rrvgv = 1outin vvv += 1
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( )( )Looutinm Rrvvg −=outin 1
Source Follower Example• In this example, M2 acts as a current source.
||
21
21
||1||
OO
OOv
rr
rrA+
=
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211
|| OOmg
Rout of Source Follower• The output impedance of a source follower is relatively low,
whereas the input impedance is infinite (at low frequencies); p p ( q );thus, it is useful as a voltage buffer.
Small-signal analysis circuit fordetermining o tp t resistance Rdetermining output resistance, Rout
Lm
LOm
out Rg
Rrg
R ||1||||1≈=
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Source Follower with Biasing• RG sets the gate voltage to VDD; RS sets the drain current.
(Solve the quadratic equation to obtain the value of I )(Solve the quadratic equation to obtain the value of ID.)
Assuming λ = 0:
( )2
21
THSDDDoxnD VRIVLWCI −−= µ
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Supply‐Independent Biasing• If Rs is replaced by a current source, the drain current ID
becomes independent of the supply voltage VDDbecomes independent of the supply voltage VDD.
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