MOSFETs

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 FET
 Field Effect Transistor (FET)

• The conductivity (or resistivity) of the path between two contacts, the
source and the drain, is altered by the voltage applied to the gate.
– Device is also known as a voltage controlled resistor.

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 MOSFETs
 A metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET, MOS-
FET, or MOS FET) is a field-effect transistor where the voltage
determines the conductivity of the device.
 The ability to change conductivity with the amount of applied voltage can
be used for amplifying or switching electronic signals.
 MOSFETs are now even more common than BJTs (bipolar junction
transistors) in digital and analog circuits.

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 FET

n-channel p-channel
Enhancement Mode Enhancement Mode
(nMOSFET) (pMOSFET)
n-channel p-channel
Depletion Mode Depletion Mode
(nMOSFET) (pMOSFET)

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 MOSFET : Structure
perspective view;

Cross section.

Typically L = 0.03 μm to 1 μm, W = 0.05

μm to 100 μm, and the thickness of the
oxide layer (tox) is in the range of 1 to
10 nm.
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 MOSFET : Operation
 Operation with Zero Gate Voltage:

• With zero voltage applied to the gate, two back-to-back diodes exist in
series between drain and source.

• n+ drain region and the p-type substrate,

• p-type substrate and the n+ source region.

• These back-to-back diodes prevent current conduction from drain to

source when a voltage VDS is applied.

• The path between drain and source has a very high resistance (of the
order of 1012 Ω).

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 MOSFET : Operation
 Channel for Current Flow:

• Source & Drain are grounded and

applied a positive voltage to the
gate (VGS).

• VGS repells the free holes from the

region of the substrate under the
gate (the channel region).

• These holes are pushed downward

into the substrate, leaving behind a
carrier-depletion region.
• When a sufficient number of electrons
• Positive VGS attracts electrons from accumulate near the surface of the
the n+ source and drain regions substrate under the gate, an n region is
into the channel region in effect created, connecting the source
and drain regions,
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 MOSFET : Operation
 Channel for Current Flow:

• If a voltage is applied between

drain and source, current flows
through this induced n region.

• The induced n region thus forms a

channel for current flow from
drain to source

• This is called an n-channel

MOSFET or an NMOS transistor.
• The channel is created by inverting
the substrate surface from p type
to n type. Hence the induced
channel is also called an inversion
layer.
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The excess of VGS over Vt is termed the
effective voltage or the overdrive
voltage and is the quantity that
determines the charge in the channel.
Here, VGS −Vt ≡ VOV
Note: An n-channel MOSFET is formed in a p-type
substrate
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 MOSFET
• Gate and Channel region of the MOSFET form a parallel-plate
capacitor, with the oxide layer acting as the capacitor dielectric.

• Positive gate voltage causes positive charge to accumulate on the top

plate of the capacitor (the gate electrode).
• Negative charge on the bottom plate is formed by the electrons in the
induced channel.

• This field controls the amount of charge in the channel hence it

determines the channel conductivity when a voltage VDS is applied.

• This is the origin of the name “field-effect transistor” (FET).

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 MOSFET : Operation
Applying a Small VDS:
• The voltage VDS causes a
current iD to flow through the
induced n channel.
• Current is carried by free
electrons traveling from source
to drain

• An NMOS transistor with VGS >

Vt and with a small VDS applied.
The device acts as a resistance
whose value is determined by
VGS.
• Specifically, the channel
conductance is proportional to
VGS – Vt , and thus iD is
proportional to (VGS – Vt)VDS. depletion region is not
shown for simplicity.

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 MOSFET : Operation
• Applying a Small VDS:

• The iD – VDS characteristics of

the MOSFET when the voltage
applied between drain and
source, vDS, is kept small.

• The device operates as a

linear resistance whose value
is controlled by VGS.

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 MOSFET : Operation

The drain current iD Vs VDS for an

Operation of the enhancement NMOS enhancement-type NMOS transistor
transistor as VDS is increased. The induced operated with
channel acquires a tapered shape, and its VGS = Vt +VOV .
resistance increases as vDS is increased.
Here, vGS is kept constant at a value > Vt ;
VGS = Vt +VOV .

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 MOSFET : p-Channel

Physical structure of
the PMOS transistor

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 FET

Circuit symbol Modified symbol Simplified circuit

for the n-channel n channel. symbol
enhancement-
type MOSFET

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 MOSFET: ID-VDS Characteristics

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 MOSFET: ID-VDS Characteristics

The iD −vDS characteristics

for an enhancement-type
NMOS transistor
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Biasing in MOS Circuits
 Biasing in MOS Amplifier Circuits
• An essential step in the design of a MOSFET amplifier circuit is the
establishment of an appropriate dc operating point for the transistor.

• This step is also known as biasing or bias design.

• An appropriate dc operating point or bias point is characterized by a

stable and predictable dc drain current ID and by a dc drain-to-source
voltage VDS that ensures operation in the saturation region for all
expected input-signal levels.

• Types of Biasing:
– Biasing by Fixing VGS
– Biasing by Fixing VG and Connecting a Resistance in the Source
– Biasing Using a Drain-to-Gate Feedback Resistor
– Biasing Using a Constant-Current Source

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 Biasing in MOS Amplifier Circuits
 Biasing by Fixing VGS:

• The most common approach to biasing a MOSFET is to fix its gate-to-

source voltage VGS to the value required to provide the desired ID.

• This voltage is derived from the power supply voltage VDD through the
use of an appropriate voltage divider.

• Independent of how the voltage VGS may be generated, this is not a

good approach to biasing a MOSFET.
Because we know that,

And the threshold voltage VO the oxide-capacitance COX, and transistor

aspect ratio W/L vary widely among devices of same size and type.

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 Biasing in MOS Amplifier Circuits
• Biasing by Fixing VGS:

• Biasing by fixing VGS is not a

good technique.

• Figure two iD-vGS characteristic

curves representing extreme
values in a batch of MOSFETs
of the same type.

• For the fixed value of VGS, the

resultant spread in the values
of the drain current can be
substantial.

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 Biasing in MOS Amplifier Circuits
 Biasing by Fixing VG and Connecting a
Resistance in the Source:

• An excellent biasing technique for discrete

MOSFET circuits consists of fixing the dc voltage
at the gate, VG, and connecting a resistance in the
source lead, as shown in figure.

We can write,

VG = VGS + RSID

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 Biasing in MOS Amplifier Circuits
 Biasing by Fixing VG and Connecting a
Resistance in the Source:

• If VG >> VGS, ID will be determined by the values

of VG and RS.
• If VG > VGS, resistor Rs provides negative
feedback, which will stabilize the value of the bias
current ID.

• From equation, when ID increases & VG is

constant, VGS will decrease. Which will further
decrease ID. VG = VGS + RSID

• Thus the Rs works to keep ID as constant as

possible.
• This negative feedback action of Rs gives it the
name degeneration resistance.
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 Biasing in MOS Amplifier Circuits
Biasing by Fixing VG and Connecting a Resistance in the Source:

• Figure shows the iD – vGS characteristics

for two devices that represent the
extremes of a batch of MOSFETs.
• A straight line that represents the
constraint imposed by the bias circuit—
namely.
• The intersection of this straight line with
the iD –vGS characteristic curve provides
the coordinates (ID and VGS) of the bias
point.
• In this case, the variability obtained in ID
is much smaller. Also, note that the
variability decreases as VG and Rs are
made larger.

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 Biasing in MOS Amplifier Circuits
 Biasing by Fixing VG and Connecting a
Resistance in the Source:

 Practical implementation using a single

supply:

• The circuit utilizes one power-supply VDD and

derives VG through a voltage divider (RG1, RG2).

• Since IG = 0, RG1 and RG2 can b e selected to b e

very large (in the M Ω range), allowing the
MOSFET to present a large input resistance to a
signal source

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 Biasing in MOS Amplifier Circuits
 Biasing Using a Drain-to-Gate Feedback
Resistor:

• A simple and effective biasing arrangement utilizing

a feedback resistor connected between the drain
and the gate is shown in figure.

• Here the large feedback resistance RG (usually in

the M Ω range) forces the dc voltage at the gate to
be equal to that at the drain (because IG = 0).

Thus we can write

VGS = VDS = VDD – RDID

Which can be rewritten in the form

VDD = VGS + RDID

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 Biasing in MOS Amplifier Circuits
• Biasing Using a Drain-to-Gate Feedback
Resistor:

• If ID increases due to any reason, then VGS must

decrease.

• The decrease in VGS in turn causes a decrease in

ID.

• Thus the negative feedback or degeneration

provided by RG works to keep the value of ID as
constant as possible.

VGS = VDS = VDD – RDID

VDD = VGS + RDID

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 Biasing in MOS Amplifier Circuits
 Biasing Using a Constant-Current Source:

• The most effective scheme for biasing a MOSFET

amplifier is that using a constant-current source, as
shown in figure.

• Here RG (usually in M Ω range) establishes a dc

ground at the gate and presents a large resistance
to an input signal source that can be capacitively
coupled to the gate.

• Resistor RD establishes an appropriate dc voltage

at the drain to allow for the required output signal
swing while ensuring that the transistor always
remains in the saturation region.

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Small Signal Operation Model
 Small-Signal Operation and Models
• Consider the conceptual amplifier circuit
shown in figure.

• Here the MOS transistor is biased by

applying a dc voltage VGS, and the input
signal to be amplified, vgs, is superimposed
on the dc bias voltage VGS.

• The output voltage is taken at the drain.

Conceptual circuit to
study the operation
of the MOSFET as a
small-signal amplifier

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 Small-Signal Operation and Models
• DC Bias Point:

• The dc bias current ID can be found by setting the

signal vgs to zero;

Thus,

Here, It is assumed that λ = 0

Here, VOV = VGS −Vt is the overdrive voltage at

which the MOSFET is biased to operate.

The dc voltage at the drain, VDS, will be

VDS = VDD −RDID

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 Small-Signal Operation and Models
• DC Bias Point:

• To ensure saturation-region operation, we

must have
VDS > VOV

• Furthermore, since the total voltage at the

drain will have a signal component
superimposed on VDS, VDS has to be
sufficiently greater than VOV to allow for the
required negative signal swing.

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 Small-Signal Operation and Models
 Signal Current in the Drain Terminal:

• Consider the situation with the input signal vgs

applied.

• The total instantaneous gate-to-source voltage

will be
vGS = VGS + vgs

 resulting in a total instantaneous drain current

iD,

dc bias current ID represents nonlinear distortion.

current component that is directly proportional to the input signal vgs

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 Small-Signal Operation and Models
• Signal Current in the Drain Terminal:
• To reduce the nonlinear distortion introduced by the MOSFET, the input
signal should be kept small so that

resulting in

or, equivalently,

If this small-signal condition is satisfied, then iD can be expressed as

iD ≈ ID +id
where
id = kn(VGS −Vt)vgs

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 Small-Signal Operation and Models
 The parameter that relates id and vgs is the MOSFET transconductance
gm,

or in terms of the overdrive voltage VOV ,

gm = kn VOV

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 Small-Signal Operation and Models
• Figure shows a
graphical interpretation
of the small-signal
operation of the
MOSFET amplifier.

• Note that gm is equal to

the slope of the iD–vGS
characteristic at the bias
point,

Small-signal operation
of the MOSFET amplifier
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 Small-Signal Operation and Models
 Voltage Gain:

• Total instantaneous drain voltage vDS as follows:

vDS = VDD −RDiD

• Under the small-signal condition, we have

vDS = VDD −RD(ID +id)

• which can be rewritten as

vDS = VDS −Rdid
Conceptual circuit to
study operation of the
• Thus the signal component of the drain voltage is MOSFET
Vds =−idRD =−gmvgsRD

which indicates that the voltage gain is given by

The minus sign indicates that the output signal vds is 180° out of phase with respect
to the input signal vgs.
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 Small-Signal Operation and Models
 Voltage Gain:

• The input signal is assumed to have a triangular

waveform with an amplitude much smaller than
2(VGS – Vt), the small-signal condition to ensure
linear operation.

• For operation in the saturation (active) region at

all times, the minimum value of vDS should not
fall below the corresponding value of vGS by
more than Vt.

• The maximum value of vDS should be smaller

than VDD; otherwise the FET will enter the cutoff Conceptual circuit to
region and the peaks of the output signal study operation of
waveform will be clipped off. the MOSFET

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 Small-Signal Operation and Models
 Voltage Gain:

Conceptual circuit to study

operation of the MOSFET Total instantaneous voltages vGS and vDS
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 Small-Signal Operation and Models
 Small-Signal Equivalent-Circuit Models:

• The FET behaves as a voltage-controlled current source.

• It accepts a signal vgs between gate and source and provides a current
gm.vgs at the drain terminal.

• The input resistance of this controlled source is very high — ideally,

infinite.

• The output resistance — is also high.

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 Small-Signal Operation and Models
 Small-Signal Equivalent-Circuit Models:

Neglecting the dependence of iD including the effect of channel-length

on vDS in the active region modulation, modeled by output
resistance

Small-signal models for the MOSFET:

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 Small-Signal Operation and Models
 Small-Signal Equivalent-Circuit Models:

• In the analysis of a MOSFET amplifier circuit,

the transistor can be replaced by the
equivalent-circuit model shown in Figure.
• The rest of the circuit remains unchanged
except that ideal constant dc voltage sources Neglecting the
are replaced by short circuits. dependence of iD on vDS in
the active region

• Most serious shortcoming of this model is that

it assumes the drain current in saturation to
be independent of the drain voltage, but
actually drain current depends on vDS in a
linear manner.
• Such dependence was modeled by a finite
resistance ro between drain and source, including the effect of channel-
length modulation,
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 Small-Signal Operation and Models
 Small-Signal Equivalent-Circuit Models:

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MOSFET as Amplifier & Switch
 MOSFET as Amplifier
• In the saturation region, the MOSFET acts as a voltage-controlled
current source: Changes in the gate-to-source voltage vGS gives rise to
changes in the drain current iD.

• Thus the saturated MOSFET can be used to implement a

transconductance amplifier

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 MOSFET as Amplifier
 Large-Signal Operation:
 The Transfer Characteristic:

• Grounded source terminal is common to

both the input and output.
• Here, changes in v1 (vGS = v1) give rise to
changes in iD, we are using a resistor RD to
obtain an output voltage v0
v0 = vDS = VDD – RD.iD

In this way the transconductance amplifier

is converted into a voltage amplifier.

• To determine the voltage transfer

characteristic of the CS amplifier, we will Basic structure of
assume vj to be in the range of 0 to VDD. common-source amplifier

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 MOSFET as Amplifier
 Large-Signal Operation-The Transfer Characteristic:

Basic structure of
Transfer characteristic of the amplifier
common-source amplifier
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 MOSFET as Amplifier
 Large-Signal Operation:
 The Transfer Characteristic:

vDS = VDD – RD.iD

• Straight line on iD-vDS characteristics
curves shows the iD - vDS relationship.

• Since vGS = v1 , for v1 < Vt the transistor

will be cut off, iD will be zero, and v0 =
vDS = VDD (point A).

• As Vi exceeds Vt the transistor turns on,

iD increases, and v0 decreases.
• This corresponds to points along the
segment of the load line from A to B.
• We have identified a particular point in
this region of operation and labeled it
Q. It is obtained for VGS = VIQ and has Transfer characteristic
the coordinates V0Q = VDSQ and IDQ. of the amplifier
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 MOSFET as Amplifier
 Large-Signal Operation:
 The Transfer Characteristic:

• Saturation-region operation continues

until v0 decreases below Vt.
• At this point, vDS = vGS - VD and the
MOSFET enters its triode region.
• This is refers to point B in graph.
Point B is defined by v0B = v1B – Vt.

• For Vi > VIB, the transistor is driven

deeper into the triode region.
• The characteristic curves in the triode
region are bunched together, the output
voltage decreases slowly towards zero.
• Here we have identified a particular
operating point C obtained for v1 = VDD.
• The corresponding output voltage VOC will
usually be very small. Transfer characteristic
of the amplifier
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 MOSFET as Amplifier
 Large-Signal Operation-The Transfer Characteristic:

Basic structure of
common-source amplifier
Transfer Characteristics

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 MOSFET as Amplifier
 Large-Signal Operation:
 The Transfer Characteristic:

 Point C obtained for vi = VDD.

 The corresponding output voltage

VOC will usually be very small.

 This point-by-point determination of

the transfer characteristic results in
the transfer curve shown in figure.

 Observe that we have delineated

its three distinct segments, each
corresponding to one of the three
regions of operation of MOSFET Transfer Characteristics
Q1.
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 MOSFET as Amplifier
 MOSFET as a Switch:

• When the MOSFET is used as a switch, it is operated at the extreme

points of the transfer curve.

• The device is turned off by keeping, v < Vt. Here, v0 = VDD.

• The switch is turned on by applying a voltage close to VDD. Here, v0 is

very small.

• The common-source MOS circuit can be used as a logic inverter with

the "low" voltage level close to 0 V and the "high" level close to VDD.

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 MOSFET as Amplifier
 MOSFET as a Switch:

 Operation as a Linear Amplifier

• To operate the MOSFET as an amplifier, saturation-mode is maintained.

• The device is biased at a somewhere near to the middle of the transfer

curve. The voltage signal to be amplified vt is then superimposed on the
dc voltage VIQ.

• By keeping vt sufficiently small to restrict operation to an almost linear

segment of the transfer curve, the resulting output voltage signal v0 will
be proportional to vt.

• That is, the amplifier will be very nearly linear, and vQ will have the same
waveform as vt except that it will be larger by a factor equal to the
voltage gain of the amplifier at Q.

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 MOSFET as Amplifier
 MOSFET as a Switch:

 Operation as a Linear Amplifier

 Thus the voltage gain is equal to the slope of the transfer curve at the
bias point Q.

 The slope is negative, hence the basic CS amplifier is inverting.

 If the amplitude of the input signal v, the output signal will become
distorted since operation will no longer be restricted to an almost linear
segment of the transfer Curve.

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 MOSFET as Amplifier
 MOSFET as a Switch:
 Analytical Expressions for the
Transfer Characteristic:

• From the i-v relationships we can see

that, the MOSFET operates in three
regions — cutoff, saturation, and
triode.
• Cutoff – Region Segment, XA:
Here, vi < Vt, and v0 = VDD.
• Saturation – Region Segment, AQB:
Here, vi, ≥ Vt and
v0 ≥ vi - Vt
• Triode-Region Segment, BC:
Here, vi ≥ Vt and v0 ≤ vi – Vt
Transfer characteristic
of the amplifier
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Single Stage MOS Amplifier
 Single Stage MOS Amplifier
• The Basic Structure:

• Figure shows the basic circuit to implement

the various configurations of discrete-circuit
MOS amplifiers.

• Due to effectiveness and simplicity constant-

current biasing technique is used for biasing
the MOS transistor.

• Figure indicates the dc current and the dc

voltages resulting at various nodes.

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 Single Stage MOS Amplifier
 Characterizing Amplifiers:
1. The amplifier is with a signal source having an open-circuit voltage vsig
and an internal resistance Rsig. These are the parameters of an actual
signal source. Similarly, RL is an load resistance.

2. Parameters Ri, R0, Avs, Ais, and Gm pertain to the amplifier proper; that is,
they do not depend on the values of Rsig and RL. By contrast, Rin, Rout,
Av, Ai, Gv0, and Gv may depend on one or both of Rsig and RL.

3. As mentioned above, for nonunilateral amplifiers, Rin may depend on RL,

and Rout may depend on Rsig. No such dependencies exist for unilateral
amplifiers, for which Rin = Ri and Rout = R0.

4. The loading of the amplifier on the signal source is determined by the

input resistance Rin. The value of Rin determines the current that the
amplifier draws from the signal source. It also determines the proportion
of the signal vsig that appears at the input of the amplifier.
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 Single Stage MOS Amplifier
• Characterizing Amplifiers:

• Figure shows an amplifier fed with a signal source having an open-

circuit voltage vsig and an internal resistance Rsig.

• These can be the parameters of an actual signal source,

• The amplifier is shown with a load resistance RL connected to the output

terminal.

• Here, RL can be an actual load resistance or the input resistance of a

succeeding amplifier stage in a cascade amplifier.

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 Single Stage MOS Amplifier
• Characterizing Amplifiers:
• Figure shows the amplifier circuit with the amplifier block replaced by its
equivalent-circuit model.
• The input resistance Rin represents the loading effect of the amplifier
input on the signal source.

Rin and Rsig forms a voltage divider that reduces vsig to the value vi

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 Single Stage MOS Amplifier
• Characterizing Amplifiers:
• The second parameter in characterizing amplifier performance is the
open-circuit voltage gain Avo, defined as

The last parameter is the output resistance Ro. From figure, Ro is the
resistance seen looking back into the amplifier output terminal with vi set
to zero.

As Ro is determined with vi = 0, the value of Ro does not depend on Rsig.

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 Single Stage MOS Amplifier
• Characterizing Amplifiers:

Output voltage vo

Voltage gain of the amplifier, Av

Overall voltage gain, Gv

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 Single Stage MOS Amplifier

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 Single Stage MOS Amplifier
 CS Amplifier:
• Figure shows a common-source (CS) amplifier fed with a signal source
vsig having a source resistance Rsig.
• Analyze this circuit to determine Rin, Avo , and Ro. Here, assume RD is
part of the amplifier; thus if a load resistance RL is connected to the
amplifier output, RL appears in parallel with RD. In such a case, we wish
to determine Av and Gv as well.
• Replacing the MOSFET with its hybrid-π model (without ro), we obtain
the CS amplifier equivalent circuit as shown in second figure.

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 Single Stage MOS Amplifier
 CS Amplifier:

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MOSFET Internal Capacitances
 MOSFET Internal Capacitances
• Various internal
capacitances, are shown
for n-channel MOSFET
operating in the
saturation region.

• There are four internal

capacitances:
• Cgs and Cgd, result from
the gate-capacitance
effect;
• Csb and Cdb, are the
depletion capacitances of
the pn junctions formed
by the source region and
the substrate, and the
drain region and the
substrate, respectively.

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 MOSFET Internal Capacitances
• The polysilicon gate forms a parallel-plate capacitor with the channel
region, where oxide layer works as dielectric.
• The gate (or oxide) capacitance per unit gate area is denoted Cox. When
the channel is tapered and pinched off, the gate capacitance is given by
2/3 WLCox.
• There are two other small capacitances resulting from the overlap of the
gate with the source region (or source diffusion) and the drain region (or
drain diffusion).
• Each of these overlaps has a length Lov and thus the resulting overlap
capacitances Cov are given by

Typically, Lov = 0.05 to 0.1L.

We can now express the gate-to-source capacitance Cgs as

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 MOSFET Internal Capacitances
• For the gate-to-drain capacitance, we note that the channel pinch-off at
the drain end causes Cgd to consist entirely of the overlap component
Cov ,

The depletion-layer capacitances of the two reverse-biased pn junctions

formed between each of the source and the drain diffusions and the p-
type substrate.
Thus, for the source diffusion, we have the source-body capacitance,
Csb,

where Csb0 is the value of Csb at zero body-source bias, VSB is the
magnitude of the reverse-bias voltage, and V0 is the junction built-in
voltage (0.6 V to 0.8 V).
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 MOSFET Internal Capacitances
• Similarly, for the drain diffusion, we have the drain-body capacitance
Cdb,

where Cdb0 is the capacitance value at zero reverse-bias voltage and

VDB is the magnitude of this reverse-bias voltage. Note that we have
assumed that for both junctions, the grading coefficient m = 1/2 .

Problem: For an n-channel MOSFET with tox = 10 nm, L = 1.0 μm,

W = 10 μm, Lov = 0.05 μm, Csb0 = Cdb0 = 10 fF, V0 = 0.6 V, VSB = 1 V and
VDS = 2 V. Calculate the following capacitances when the transistor is
operating in saturation: Cox, Cov , Cgs, Cgd , Csb, and Cdb.
Ans: Cox = 3.45 fF/μm2; Cov = 1.72 fF; Cgs = 24.7 fF;
Cgd = 1.72 fF; Csb = 6.1 fF; Cdb = 4.1 fF
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MOSFET High Frequency Model
 MOSFET High Frequency Model
High-frequency, equivalent-circuit model for the MOSFET

• Figure shows the small-signal model of the MOSFET, including the four
capacitances Cgs, Cgd , Csb, and Cdb.

• This model is used to predict the high-frequency response of MOSFET

amplifiers.
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 MOSFET High Frequency Model
The equivalent circuit for source is connected to the substrate

• When the source is connected to the body, the model simplifies

considerably, as shown in figure.

• In this model, Cgd, although small, plays a significant role in determining

the high-frequency response of amplifiers and thus must be kept in the
model.
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 MOSFET High Frequency Model
The equivalent-circuit model with Cdb neglected

• Capacitance Cdb, can usually be neglected, resulting in significant

simplification of manual analysis.

• The resulting circuit is shown in figure.

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 MOSFET High Frequency Model
The simplified high-frequency T model

• Figure shows the high-frequency T model in its simplified form.

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 MOSFET High Frequency Model
 MOSFET High-Frequency Model: Summary

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 MOSFET High Frequency Model
• Problem: Calculate fT for the n-channel MOSFET whose capacitances
were found in Exercise 10.3. Assume operation at 100 μA and that
kn = 160 μA/V2.
• Ans. 3.4 GHz

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Frequency Response of
CS Amplifier
 Frequency Response of CS Amplifier

Magnitude of the gain of a discrete-circuit MOS amplifier

versus frequency

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 Frequency Response of CS Amplifier
• Figure shows, at lower frequencies, the magnitude of the amplifier gain
falls off due to coupling and bypass capacitors. Here, it is assumed that
their impedances were small enough to act as short circuits.

• At midband frequencies, as the frequency of the input signal is lowered,

the reactance 1/jωC of each of these capacitors becomes significant,
this results in a decrease in the overall voltage gain of the amplifier.

• Lower and upper cut-off frequency fL & fH, are the frequencies at which
the gain drops by 3 dB below its value in midband.

• BW = fH −fL (discrete-circuit amplifiers)

• BW = fH (integrated-circuit amplifiers)

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CMOS Inverter
 CMOS Inverter
 The CMOS inverter is constructed by using
nMOS & pMOS transistors.

 As the pMOS transistor passes strong 1 and

weak 0, it is connected to the supply voltage
VDD and

 nMOS transistor passes strong 0 and weak

1, it is connected to the ground.

CMOS inverter

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 CMOS Inverter
 Circuit Operation:

• Consider the two extreme cases:

• When vi is at logic-0 level, which is 0 V, and

when vi is at logic-1 level, which is VDD volts.

• In both cases, for ease of exposition we

shall consider the n-channel device QN to be
the driving transistor and the p-channel
device QP to be the load.

• As circuit is symmetric, this assumption is

arbitrary, and the reverse would lead to
identical results.

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 CMOS Inverter
 Circuit Operation:

equivalent circuit

Circuit with vi = VDD

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 CMOS Inverter
 Circuit Operation:

equivalent circuit

Circuit with vi = 0 V
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 CMOS Inverter
 Voltage-
Transfer
Characteristic:

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 Reference
• Microelectronic Circuits by Adel S. Sedra & Kenneth C. Smith, 7e

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Frequency Response of CS Amplifier

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