EC201 : ANALOG CIRCUITS

QUIZ 1 — Maximum Marks 20 — TIME - 1 Hour

Please explicitly state all assumptions you make. In 2 Problem 2 (10 Marks)
your own interest, do not skip steps while working the prob-
lems . NO CREDIT WILL BE GIVEN FOR ANSWERS WITH-
OUT CLEAR EXPLANATIONS AS TO HOW YOU CAME TO Vdd Vdd
(a) (b)
THE SOLUTION. THE INSTRUCTORS JUDGMENT WILL
BE FINAL IN THIS REGARD.
150 µΑ
1 Problem 1 (10 Marks)
D G
M1
5V 10 KΩ
G S
1 MΩ M1
W/L=10 25 µΑ Vref 125 µΑ
25µΑ
M3

C2
M1 : VT=0.7 V, (W/L) = 10, k=100 µΑ/V2
Vout
1 MΩ
W/L=2 W/L=10 Figure 2: Problem 2
M1 M2 For the FETs in Fig. 2, assume that λ = 0. All other
device parameters are indicated in the diagram.
-
vs C1 1. For the circuit of Fig. 2(a), determine the potentials at
+ nodes marked G & D. (3 marks)
2. In the circuit of Fig. 2(b), the opamp is ideal.
Figure 1: Problem 1
[a.] Vref=Vdd-3 V. Determine the signs on the
opamp for negative feedback operation, and the poten-
All transistors in Fig. 1 have k = 100 V2 .
µA
tials at the nodes marked G & S. (3 marks)
1. Assuming λ = 0, determine the operating points [b.] How would the answers to the above change if
(VGS , VDS &ID ) of M1, M2 & M3. (3 marks) Vref was modified as Vref=Vdd-0.1 V? (4 marks)
2. For this part, assume λ = 0.1 V −1 , and compute the in-
cremental gain from vs to vout . C1 and C2 maybe as-
sumed to be infinite. For simplicity, assume that the
transistor drain currents are unchanged from the values
you computed in part 1. (4 marks)
3. Redo part 2 for C1 = ∞ and C2 = 0. (3 marks)