David Guillermo Sandoval Galiana

Electronics for Communication Systems

Pre-Lab 4
PRE-LAB 4

P1.1 As a first step in the design process, you will find the current necessary to achieve the
required frequency response. Assume that the frequency response of the differential amplifier is
limited by the output node. You want the -3dB bandwidth to be at least 7.5MHz when loaded
with a 1 pF capacitor. Neglect the transistor capacitances. Calculate the required current.
3 =

1
1
1
=
=
= 21.22

3 2(7.5)(1)

2
2
2
=
=
= 725
( + )
( + ) (2(0.065 1 ))(21.22)

P1.2 Calculate the required of the transistors M1 and M2 in order to get a voltage gain of
14. Calculate the required size W/L, and the at the bias point.
+ = ( + )

= =

725

= 2(0.065 1 )
= 47.125
2
2

1
+

= + = 14 47.125

= 659.75

1 = 2 =

725
=
= 362.5
2
2

659.75
1 2
2

= 2

=
=
=
=5
1
2 120 (725)
2
2

725
= + =
+ =
+ 0.8 = 1.9

120 2 (5)

P1.3 You want the circuit to allow common-mode input voltages as low as 2.3V. Find the
maximum gate voltage at M5 in order to guarantee its current-source behavior. Choose a gate
voltage close to this limit, and calculate the required size for transistor M5.
5

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David Guillermo Sandoval Galiana

Electronics for Communication Systems

Pre-Lab 4

= = ( + )
5 +
5

1
1

725
= 2.3
1.2

120 2 (5)
1

2
2(725)
5
=
=
= 75.5
2

5 ( )
120 2 (1.2 0.8)2

5 = = 1.2 0 = 1.2

P1.4 You want the circuit to allow a common-mode input voltages as high as 3.7V. Find
restrictions for the maximum and minimum gate voltages at M3 in order to guarantee that
transistors are in saturation. Choose a gate voltage (bias point) far from both limits. Which is the
expected DC voltage at the output node?
3
3

1 .

< , < + 4.1

> ,

> 2.9
2.3 3.7

2.9 4.1

_ = 3.5
P1.5 Calculate the size of transistor M3 (and of M4, assuming a 1:1 mirroring ratio), required to
obtain the gate voltage selected in P1.4

725
3 4
=
=
)=
= 14.91 15
2

3
4 ( )
60 2 (+0.9)2

David Guillermo Sandoval Galiana

Electronics for Communication Systems

Pre-Lab 4

P1.6 Imagine now that transistors M3-M4 are replaced by two identical resistors. Calculate the
required value of these resistors in order to get the DC drain voltages (for M1, M2) selected in
P1.4.
= 3.5 =

= 4.138

P1.7 Calculate the slew-rate theoretically achieved with this differential amplifier when loaded
with .
=

725
=
= 725 106 = 725