UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT DESIGN 3
TUTORIAL 4
1. Figure 1 shows the circuit for a current mirror based on two identical MOSFETs.
a. Derive a formula relating the input current to the output current stating any
assumptions.
b. Draw the small-signal equivalent circuit for the current mirror and determine
the output resistance.
c. Determine the relationship between the input and output currents for the
circuit of Figure 2.
d. Determine the relationship between the input current and output current in
Figure 3. What is the output resistance?
2. Figure 4 shows a current sink circuit.
a. Derive a formula to relate the input current to the output current.
b. Draw the small-signal equivalent circuit and determine the output resistance.
3. Figure 5 shows a Wilson current mirror.
a. Derive a formula to relate the input current to the output current.
b. Draw the small-signal equivalent circuit.
4. The transistors in Figure 6 have widths of 10 or 20 µm. The size of each device is
labelled. For a 10 µm NMOSFET β = 0.01 A/V2 and for a 10 µm PMOSFET β =
0.004 A/V2. VA = 10 V for all of the devices and IIN = 150 µA.
a. Calculate the transconductance for each of the MOSFETs.
b. Calculate the output resistance for each of the MOSFETs.
c. M5 is part of an amplifier – what kind of an amplifier is it?
d. Derive a formula for the gain of the amplifier (vout/vin).
e. Calculate the numerical value of the gain for RS = 0, 10 and 100 Ohms.
f. Rewrite the formula you derived for the gain for the case when RS = 0.
g. What is the purpose of RS.
5. Calculate each of the output currents in Figure 7 if IIN = 50 µA. What do you notice
about the variation in current values and how do you think this property could be
applied to a practical circuit?
6. Figure 8 shows a long-tail pair differential amplifier. You may assume that the circuit
is perfectly matched.
a. Determine the DC bias current in both the transistors assuming that the DC
voltage applied to both inputs is exactly VDD/2.
b. Calculate the voltage gain of the amplifier, deriving any formulas you need.
c. Calculate the CMRR, deriving any formulas you need.

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 d. The output connection to the drain of M2 is dispensed with so as convert the
amplifier to one with a single-ended, or unbalanced, output. What is the new
voltage gain?
7. Figure 9 shows a differential amplifier. Calculate the voltage gain and CMRR if IBIAS
= 200 µA, a 10 µm NMOSFET has β = 0.01 A/V2, a 10 µm PMOSFET has β =
0.004 A/V2, and VA = 10 V for all the transistors.
8. Figure 10 shows a differential amplifier. Calculate the voltage gain and CMRR if
IBIAS = 200 µA, a 10 µm MOSFET has β = 0.01 A/V2, a 10 µm PMOSFET has β =
0.004 A/V2, and VA = 10 V for all the transistors.

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 IIN I OUT IIN IOUT

M1 M2
M1 M2
W = 10 W = 20
VSS VSS
Figure 1 Figure 2

VDD
M3 M4 I IN IOUT

I IN IOUT
M1 M2

M1 M2 RS
VSS

VSS
Figure 3 Figure 4

VDD VDD
R BIAS RL M3 M4
W = 20 W = 20
IIN IOUT
I IN
M3 M5
W = 10 vin W = 20 vout
M1 M2
W = 10 W = 10 RS
M1 M2 VSS
W = 10 W = 10
VSS
Figure 5 Figure 6

VDD
M3
W = 10 M4 M5 M6 M7
W=5 W = 10 W = 20 W = 40
IIN IOUT1 IOUT2 IOUT3 IOUT4

M1 M2
W = 10 W=5
VSS
Figure 7

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 VDD VDD = 3 V
VSS = 0 V
RD1 RD2 RS = 5k
RD1 = RD2 = 5k
vout β1 = β2 = 0.01 A/V2
M1 M2 Vt1 = Vt2 = 0.6 V
VA1 = VA2 = 10 V
vin

RS

VSS
Figure 8

VDD The figures under the transistor labels

M3 M4 denote the transistor widths in microns.
30 30

vout
M1 M2
10 10
I BIAS vin

M6 M5
20 20

VSS
Figure 9

VDD The figures under the transistor labels

M3 M4 denote the transistor widths in microns.
30 30

vout
M1 M2
10 10
IBIAS vin

M5
20
M7 M6
20 20

VSS
Figure 10

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