Note: Solutions Will Appear After the Quiz That Pertains To The Appropriate Material.

Chapter 8: Building Blocks of Integrated-Circuit Amplifiers

Roberts: 

1. design/Spice problems #1 <handout> <solutions>
   

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3. design/Spice problems #2 <handout> <solutions>
   

4. 
   

Sedra/Smith et al, Ed. 8:

1. Section 8.2 IC Biasing, Current Sources and Current Mirrors:
   

2.     8.2, 8.4, 8.6, 8.7, 8.9, 8.10, 8.11, 8.12, 8.13, 8.15, 8.17, 8.21, 8.25
   

1. Section 8.3 The Basic Gain Stages (CG and CE):
   

2.     8.27, 8.34, 8.35, 8.38, 8.39, 8.44, 8.49
   

1. Section 8.4 The CG and CB Amplifiers:
   

2.     8.51, 8.55
   

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4. Section 8.5 The Cascode Amplifier:
   

5.     8.63, 8.69,8.75
   

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7. Section 8.6 The Source Follower
   

1. Section 8.7 Improved Current Mirrors:
   

2.     8.84, 8.85, 8.86, 8.90, 8.91
   

1. Chapter 8 Solutions <solutions>
   

1. Midterm Solutions <solutions>
   

Chapter 9:  Differential and Multistage Amplifiers

1. design/Spice problems #3 <handout> <solutions>
   

1. design/Spice problems #4 <handout> <solutions>
   

Sedra/Smith et al, Ed. 8:

1. Section 9.1 The MOS Differential Pair:
   

2.     9.1, 9.2, 9.5, 9.6, 9.12, 9.15, 9.16, 9.17, 9.21, 9.23, 9.24
   

3. 
   

4. Section 9.2 The BJT Differential Pair:
   

5.     9.26, 9.27, 9.34, 9.41, 9.47
   

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7. Section 9.3 Common-Mode Rejection:
   

8.     9.56, 9.59, 9.60, 9.61, 9.64, 9.67
   

1. Section 9.5 Differential Amplifier with Current-Mirror Load
   

2.     9.86, 9.88
   

1. Section 9.6 Multistage Amplifiers
   

2.     9.104, 9.105, 9.110, 9.111
   

1. Chapter 9 Solutions <solutions>
   

Chapter 12:  Output Stages and Power Amplifiers

1. Section 12.2 The Class A Output Stage:
   

2.     12.1, 12.2
   

1. Section 12.3 The Class B Output Stage:
   

2.     12.10, 12.17
   

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4. Section 12.4 The Class AB Output Stage:
   

5. 
   

6. Section 12.5 Biasing the Class AB Circuit
   

7.     12.26
   

1. Section 12.6 CMOS Output Stages
   

2.     12.47
   

1. Chapter 12 Solutions <solutions>
   

Chapter 10:  Frequency Response

1. Section 10.1 High-Frequency Transistor Models
   

2.     10.1
   

1. Section 10.2 High-Frequency Response of CS and CE Amplifiers
   

2.     10.14, 10.16, 10.18, 10.20, 10.22, 10.26, 10.27, 10.28, 10.33
   

1. Section 10.3 The Method of Open-Circuit Time-Constants
   

2.     10.41, 10.44, 10.46
   

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4. Section 10.4 High-Frequency Response of CG and Cascode Amplifiers
   

5.     10.51, 10.52, 10.53, 10.57, 10.65, 10.66, 10.71
   

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7. Section 10.5 Wideband Amplifier Configurations
   

8.     10.79, 10.82.
   

1. Chapter 10 Solutions <solutions>
   

Chapter 11:  Feedback

Additional Resources:

   Paper resource: Identifying A and 𝛽 from circuits using IFs Method <link>

   LTspice resource: Chapter 9: Analyzing Single-loop Negative Feedback Circuits <link>

1. Section 11.1 The General Feedback Structure
   

2.     11.1, 11.2, 11.9
   

1. Section 11.2 Some Properties of Negative Feedback
   

2.     11.12, 11.13, 11.18, 11.19, 11.20
   

3. 
   

4. Section 11.3 The Feedback Voltage Amplifier
   

5.     11.29
   

1. Section 11.4 Systematic Analysis of Feedback Voltage Amplifiers (Series-Shunt)
   

2.     11,31, 11.33, 11.40
   

3. 
   

4. Section 11.5. Other Feedback-Amplifier Types
   

5.     11.45, 11.63, 11.65
   

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7. Section 11.7. The Stability Problem/Effects on Poles
   

8.     11.85, 11.86, 11.87, 11.88, 11.89, 11.93
   

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10. Section 11.8. Stability Study using Bode Plots
    

11.     11.97
    

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13. Section 11.9. Frequency Compensation
    

14.     11.100, 11.101
    

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16. LTspice Circuit Files Used in Class <click here>
    

1. Chapter 11 Solutions <solutions>
   

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