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    This document outlines the objectives and design process for two amplifier circuits: 1) A common source amplifier with an active PMOS load to meet specifications of less than 1mA current, over 25dB gain, and over 1V output swing. 2) A cascode common source amplifier to meet specifications of less than 1mA current, around 50dB gain, and over 1.2V output swing. The report will include circuit diagrams, design steps explaining the operating point, gain dependency, and device sizing, AC modeling and parameters, DC and AC simulation results, and comparison of simulation and analysis results.

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    This document outlines the objectives and design process for two amplifier circuits: 1) A common source amplifier with an active PMOS load to meet specifications of less than 1mA current, over 25dB gain, and over 1V output swing. 2) A cascode common source amplifier to meet specifications of less than 1mA current, around 50dB gain, and over 1.2V output swing. The report will include circuit diagrams, design steps explaining the operating point, gain dependency, and device sizing, AC modeling and parameters, DC and AC simulation results, and comparison of simulation and analysis results.

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    This document outlines the objectives and design process for two amplifier circuits: 1) A common source amplifier with an active PMOS load to meet specifications of less than 1mA current, over 25dB gain, and over 1V output swing. 2) A cascode common source amplifier to meet specifications of less than 1mA current, around 50dB gain, and over 1.2V output swing. The report will include circuit diagrams, design steps explaining the operating point, gain dependency, and device sizing, AC modeling and parameters, DC and AC simulation results, and comparison of simulation and analysis results.

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    Lab

    Design and Analysis of Active CS and Cascode Amplifier


    Technology: CMOS TSMC 0.25um process
    NMOS: tsmc25N: Kn' = 2.7475×10-4 A/V2, Vth=0.49 V
    PMOS: tsmc25P: Kp' = 0.95752×10-4 A/V2, Vth=0.54 V
    Part I:
    Common source amplifier with active PMOS load:
    - Vdd=2V
    - Output cap load CL=1pF

    • • Spec: IDS<1mA, gain ≥ 25 dB, output signal Swing ≥ 1V


    • Tasks: o Current Mirror Design and Characterization
    o Perform DC, AC, Vin vs. Vout , Gain, and Frequency Response simulations.

    Part II:
    Cascode common source amplifier:
    - Vdd=2.5V
    - Output cap load CL=1pF
    • • Spec: IDS<1mA , Gain ~ 50dB, output signal Swing ≥ 1.2 V
    • Tasks: o DC, AC, Vin vs. Vout , Gain, Frequency Response.

    Report Format: The report should include the following steps for each Part (50 points per part and total points
    of 100). Note:
    1. Objective of the lab
    o Goal, objective, and the required spec for the amp.
    o Draw the circuit diagrams.

    • 2. Design &Analysis (10) 2.1. Design Steps: Explain design process step by step - From DC
    parameter, the operating point, AC parameters, picking W/L, IDS, etc. (5) o Pick Veff ~ 0.1-0.2V to start
    with
    • o Identify the gain dependency to Vov and IDS. You can start with small Biasing current such as
    10uA but you can pick any current biasing value below 1mA.
    • o Choose W/L for the above values. Keep L at 2×minimum length.
    •
    • 2.2. AC Model and Parameters (5) o Find small signal parameters.
    • o AC Parameters: Calculate AC parameters, device gm, device rds, gain.
    •
    •
    • 3. Simulation (35) 3.1. DC signal at operating point Q (10): (Note: You will need to apply a DC
    voltage at the input to properly bias Q1/M1 in addition to any AC or transient voltage.) Hint: The gain of
    these amplifiers are high and the output DC is highly sensitive to the to the gate bias of the common
    source devices. You can identify the proper value by sweeping the gate votage. In real circuits a common
    mode feedback sets the output DC value, we will learn it later in the class. o Find the DC
    parameters
    • o Capture snapshots of the circuit with DC parameters.
    • o Plot Vout vs. Vin and Vin vs. Vin in the same plot.
    •
    • 3.2. Apply AC input signal amplitude =1 mV at 1kHz (15): o AC: Plot Gain vs.
    Frequency and Phase vs. Frequency.
    • o Trans: Plot transient response vout;
    •
    • 3.3. Maximum Input / Output Signal Swing (Trans) (5): o Increase the input signal and roughly find
    the maximum input signal amplitude resulting in the non-distortion output; (output signal peaks saturate
    after certain input signal)
    • o Plot transient response vin and vout;
    •
    • 3.4. Distortion: Increase input voltage above maximum input and examine the distortion / harmonics
    (Trans) (5): o Plot transient response vin and vout;
    • o Using FFT calculator, plot the spectrum of the input and output
    signal
    • o Discuss the output distortion.
    •
    •

    3.5 power consumption


    4. Compare the results in simulations and analysis (5) o Analysis vs. Simulations – Explain in
    details the DC, AC and the distortion.
    o Generate a table and compare simulation vs. analysis
    o DC values
    o AC parameter
    o Discuss the differences between the hand calculated and simulation parameters.

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