65.2.2 - Voltage Gain and Bandwidth Considerations
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What is the main purpose of a cascode amplifier?
💡 Hint: Think about signal strength improvements.
Define bandwidth in electronic circuits.
💡 Hint: Consider how signals vary in terms of frequency.
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What component increases voltage gain in a cascode amplifier?
💡 Hint: Consider which type of load would boost performance.
True or False: A higher voltage gain implies a wider bandwidth.
💡 Hint: Think about the gain-bandwidth product.
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Design a cascode amplifier that maximizes voltage gain while retaining reasonable bandwidth. Specify your resistor values.
💡 Hint: Refer to the relationships defined between resistance and gain!
Given a desired gain of 4000, calculate the necessary equivalent resistance considering a transconductance of 2mA/V.
💡 Hint: Use the formula to isolate resistance.
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