45.3 - Common Drain Stage Analysis
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Practice Questions
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What is a common-drain amplifier typically used for?
💡 Hint: Think about where you'd want impedance matching.
In a common-drain stage, how is the voltage gain characterized?
💡 Hint: Consider the behavior of input versus output voltages.
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What is the primary role of a common-drain amplifier?
💡 Hint: Consider functions common in amplifier designs.
True or False: The voltage gain of a common-drain amplifier is generally less than 1.
💡 Hint: Think about output performance versus input signal.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a common-drain amplifier with specified loading conditions and predict its voltage gain experimentally. What factors might affect your theoretical vs. practical gain?
💡 Hint: Review how model assumptions can differ when applied to real circuits.
Analyze a common-drain amplifier given V_in and R_L values considering parasitic capacitance. How would the frequency response be altered?
💡 Hint: Identify how capacitance interacts with resistance to filter higher frequencies.
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