EE 311 Analog Electronics

Take Home Exam #6

Due: November 5, 2014
Multi-stage Amplifiers
Q1. For the capacitively-coupled multi-stage amplifier given in the figure, vin is an AC voltage source.
Assume that all capacitors are very large.
M1 parameters
VTN = 0.75 V
KN = 2 mA/V2
=0
M2 parameters
VTN = 1.5 V
KN = 1 mA/V2
=0
VDD = 10 V
Rsig = 1 k
R1 = 400 k
R2 = 100 k
RD1 = 6 k
RS = 1 k
R3 = 1 k
RG = 1 M
RD2 = 8 k
RL = 10 k

a) Find the values of the small signal parameters for the transistors.
b) Determine the midband gain Av=vout/vin, Rin and Rout.
c) What is the maximum amplitude of vin for small signal operation? Specify whether limitation is
due to M1 or M2.
d) Use SPICE to verify your findings in a, b, and c.
Q2. For the DC-coupled multi-stage amplifier given in the figure, vin is an AC voltage source. Assume
that all capacitors are very large.

M1 parameters
VTN = 1 V
KN = 0.6 mA/V2
=0
M2 parameters
VTP = -1 V
KP = 0.6 mA/V2
=0

a)
b)
c)
d)

Find the values of the small signal parameters for the transistors.
Determine the midband gain Av=vout/vin.
What is the maximum amplitude of vout for small signal operation?
Use SPICE to verify your findings in a, b, and c.