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In the following C.S. stage shown below, what is the voltage gain from the gate to the drain of M1 if λ>0?(a) gm * ro(b) gm * 2R1(c) gm * R1||ro(d) gm * R1I got this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.I'm obligated to ask this question of MOSFET Amplifier with CS Configuration in chapter FET Amplifiers of Analog Circuits

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The CORRECT answer is (c) gm * R1||ro

Explanation: This is easily observable by performing a small signal analysis at the output of the C.S. stage. We need to turn off all voltage SOURCES, Vcc mainly, and GIVE a small INPUT at the GATE. Thereby, the voltage gain becomes gm * R1||ro. The presence of early effect reduces the gain a bit and deviates M1 from its ideal characteristics.



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