44.2 - Common Drain Amplifier Analysis
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Practice Questions
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What is the main advantage of using a common drain amplifier?
💡 Hint: Think about how this affects load driving capabilities.
Can you name one application for a common drain amplifier?
💡 Hint: Consider where you want to maintain signal integrity.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is one primary benefit of the common drain configuration?
💡 Hint: Remember the basic definition of output characteristics.
True or False: The voltage gain of a common drain amplifier is typically much greater than 1.
💡 Hint: Recall our discussions about voltage amplification.
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Challenge Problems
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A common drain amplifier has a transconductance of 2 mS and an output voltage of 5V. What is the output resistance?
💡 Hint: Use the relationship established for output resistance calculating.
Analyze how reducing the input capacitance in a real circuit could impact the frequency range of a common drain amplifier’s performance.
💡 Hint: Consider the trade-offs of frequency response and stability.
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