
744 Part 2 Analog Electronics
10.46 Consider the basic two-transistor NMOS current source in Figure 10.16.
The circuit parameters are
V
+
=+5
V,
V
−
=−5
V, and
I
REF
= 250
μA.
The transistor parameters are
V
TN
= 1
V,
k
n
= 80
μA/V
2
,and
λ =
0.02
V
−1
. (a) For
(W/L)
1
= (W/L)
2
= 3
, find
I
O
for (i)
V
DS2
= 3
V,
(ii)
V
DS2
= 4.5
V, and (iii)
V
DS2
= 6
V. (b) Repeat part (a) for
(W/L)
1
= 3
and
(W/L)
2
= 4.5
.
10.47 In the two-transistor NMOS current source shown in Figure 10.16, the pa-
rameters are:
V
+
= 3
V,
V
−
=−3
V, and
I
REF
= 0.2
mA. The transistor
parameters are:
V
TN1
= 0.4
V,
K
n1
= 0.2
mA/V
2
, and
λ
1
= λ
2
= 0
. (a) If
V
TN2
= 0.4
V and
K
n2
=
(
0.2 ± 5%
)
mA/V
2
, determine the range in val-
ues of
I
O
. (b) If
K
n2
= 0.2
mA/V
2
and
V
TN2
=
(
0.4 ± 5%
)
V, determine
the range in values of
I
O
.
10.48 Consider the circuit shown in Figure P10.48. Let
I
REF
= 200 μ
A. The tran-
sistor parameters are
K
n1
= K
n2
= 0.2
mA/V
2
,
V
TN1
= V
TN2
= 0.5
V,
and
λ
1
= λ
2
= 0
. (a) If
R
S
= 10
k
, determine
I
O
and
V
GS2
. (b) If
I
O
= 0.5 I
REF
, determine
R
S
and
V
GS2
.
10.49 Consider the two-transistor diode-connected circuit in Figure P10.49. As-
sume that both transistors are biased in the saturation region, and that
g
m1
= g
m2
≡ g
m
and
r
o1
= r
o2
≡ r
o
. Neglect the body effect. Derive the
expression for the output resistance R
o
.
10.50 The circuit parameters for the circuit shown in Figure 10.17 are
V
+
= 1.8
V
and
V
−
=−1.8
V. The transistor parameters are
V
TN
= 0.5
V,
k
n
= 80 μ
A/V
2
, and
λ = 0
. Design the circuit such that
I
O
= 0.15
mA,
I
REF
= 0.5
mA, and
M
2
remains biased in the saturation region for
V
DS2
≥ 1
V.
10.51 The parameters for the circuit in Figure 10.17 are
V
+
=+5
V and
V
−
= 0
. The transistor parameters are
V
TN
= 0.7
V,
k
n
= 60
μA/V
2
, and
λ =
0.015 V
−1
. The transistor width-to-length ratios are
(W/L)
1
= 20
,
(W/L)
2
= 12
, and
(W/L)
3
= 3. Determine (a)
I
REF
, (b) I
O
at
V
DS2
=
1.5 V, and (c) I
O
at
V
DS2
= 3
V.
10.52 Figure P10.52 is a PMOS version of the current-source circuit shown in
Figure 10.17. The transistor M
2
sources a bias current to a load circuit. As-
sume the circuit is biased at
V
+
=+5
V and
V
−
=−5
V, and assume the
transistor parameters are
V
TP
=−0.5
V,
k
p
= 50
μA/V
2
,
(W/L)
1
=
(W/L)
2
= 15
,
(W/L)
3
= 3
, and
λ = 0
. Determine I
REF
, I
O
, and
V
SD2
(sat).
D10.53 The circuit shown in Figure P10.52 is biased at
V
+
=+2
V and
V
−
=
−2
V. Assume the transistor parameters are
V
TP
=−0.35
V,
k
p
=
50 μA/V
2
, and
λ = 0
. Design the circuit such that
I
REF
= 200
μA,
I
O
= 100
μA, and
V
SD2
(sat) = 1.2 V.
10.54 The transistor circuit shown in Figure P10.54 is biased at
V
+
=+5
V
and
V
−
=−5
V. The transistor parameters are
V
TP
=−1.2
V,
k
p
=
80 μ
A/V
2
,
λ = 0
,
(W/L)
1
= (W/L)
2
= 25
, and
(W/L)
3
= (W/L)
4
= 4
.
Determine I
REF
, I
O
, and V
SD2
(sat).
D10.55 Assume the circuit shown in Figure P10.54 is biased at
V
+
= 3
V and
V
−
=−3
V. The transistor parameters are
V
TP
=−0.5
V,
k
p
= 60 μ
A/V
2
,
and
λ = 0
. Design the circuit such that
I
REF
= 250 μ
A,
I
O
= 80 μ
A, and
V
SD2
(
sat
)
= 1.0
V. Assume
M
3
and
M
4
are matched.
10.56 The circuit in Figure P10.56 is a PMOS version of a two-transistor MOS
current mirror. Assume transistor parameters of
V
TP
=−0.4
V,
k
p
= 60 μ
A/V
2
, and
λ = 0
. The transistor width-to-length ratios are
V
+
V
–
M
1
M
3
M
2
I
REF
I
O
Figure P10.52
V
+
= 5 V
I
O
M
1
M
2
R
S
I
REF
Figure P10.48
V
Bias
M
2
M
1
R
o
Figure P10.49
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