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Differential Amplifiers
If the circuit is symmetric, we can use halfcircuit configuration for the commonmode also for bias calculations.
This exercise also shows that precise
biasing of Q1 and A2 are not necessary as
VS adjusts itself automatically.
Assume Saturation
k W 2
2
1x10 3 = I D = n VOV
= 4 x10 3VOV
2 L
VOV = 0.5 V
VGS = VOV + Vt = 1 V
VD = 2 RD I D = 2 0.5 = 1.5 V
A) VG = 0
VS = VG VGS = 0 1 = 1 V
VDS = VD VS = 1.5 (1) = 2.5 V
A) VG = 1
VS = VG VGS = 1 1 = 0 V
VDS = VD VS = 1.5 0 = 1.5 V
For Q3 in saturation:
VDS 3 VGS 3 Vt
VS (2) VG 3 (2) Vt
VS VG 3 Vt = 1 0.5 = 1.5 V
Not in triode:
VGS 1 Vt
VDS 1 VGS 1 Vt
VCM VS Vt
VD1 VS VCM VS Vt
1 VCM 2 V
Exercise 3: Find CMRR. (Q1 and Q2 are identical and ignore ro)
Differential Mode
vo1 = g m R D (0.5vd )
vo 2 = g m ( R D + R D ) (+0.5vd )
vod = vo 2 vo1 = g m ( R D +0.5R D )vd
Ad =
vod
= g m ( R D +0.5R D ) g m R D
vd
Common Mode
vo1 =
gm R D
vc
1 + 2 g m R SS
vo 2 =
g m ( R D + R D )
vc
1 + 2 g m R SS
voc = vo 2 vo1 =
Ac =
g m R D
vc
1 + 2 g m R SS
voc
g m R D
=
1 + 2 g m R SS
vc
|A |
1 + 2 g m R SS 1 + 2 g m R SS
CMRR = d = ( g m R D )
=
| Ac |
g m R D
R D / R D
Ad =
vod
= gm R D
vd
CMRR =
| Ad |
=
| Ac |
Differential Mode
vo1 = g m R D (0.5vd )
Differential Mode
vo1 = g m R D (0.5vd )
vo 2 = g m R D (+0.5vd )
vo 2 = g m ( R D + R D ) (+0.5vd )
v
Ad = od = g m R D
vd
Ad =
Common Mode
vo1 = g m R D vc
vod
= g m ( R D +0.5R D )
vd
Ad g m R D
Common Mode
vo1 = g m R D vc
vo 2 = g m R D vc
vo 2 = g m ( R D + R D )vc
voc = vo 2 vo1 = 0
voc = vo 2 vo1 = + g m R D vc
Ac =
voc
=0
vc
CMRR =
| Ad |
=
| Ac |
Ac =
voc
= + g m R D
vc
CMRR =
gm R D
1
=
g m R D R D / R D
Difference Amplifier
Ad = g m R D
Ad = g m R D
Ac = 0
Ac = 0
CMRR =
CMRR =
Ad g m R D
Ad g m R D
Ac = + g m R D
Ac =
CMRR =
1
R D / R D
g m R D
1+ 2 g m R SS
CMRR =
1 + 2 g m R SS
R D / R D
Replace Q3 by
Elementary R forms
ro3
vod
= g m1 (r o1|| ro 3 || RP )
vd
vo1 =
g m1 (1 / g m 3 || r o1)
(0.5vd ) and vo 2 = vo1
1 + 0.5 g m1 R SS
vod = vo 2 vo1 =
Ad =
Replace Q3 by
Elementary R forms
g m1 (1 / g m 3 || r o1)
vd
1 + 0.5 g m1 R SS
vod
g (1 / g m 3 || r o1)
g
1
= m1
m1
vd
1 + 0.5 g m1 R SS
g m 3 1 + 0.5 g m1 R SS
Replace Q7 by
Elementary R forms
Replace Q5 by
Elementary R forms
RD
RD = ro 5 [1 + g m (ro 7 || R p / 2)]
RD = ro 5 [1 + g m (ro 7 || R p / 2)]
RD
vo 2 vo1
= g m1 ( g m 3 ro3 ro1 || RD )
vd
Ad = g m1ro1 g m 3 ro 3
1 + g m (ro 7 || R p / 2)
1 + g m (ro 7 || R p / 2)] + g m 3 ro1ro 3 / ro 5