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Initial information is values for all components,

V_T and transfer function
Assumption is that the capacitors are large
enough that you can sue them as decoupling
capacitors

FIRST: We would be given a transfer function

that gives us:
I_D = k(V_GS - V_T)^2 (1)
Because we have the decoupling capacitors,
we can ignore the AC aspect.

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Using DC Analysis we get:

ORIGINAL CIRCUIT

V_DD - I_D*R1 = V_GS (2)

Then using load line analysis,
C2

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Q1

C1

v_in

we intersect the two equations and solve for

either V_GS or I_D and then get the other one

v_out

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V_DD

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R_2 is R_G
and R_1 is R_D

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THIS IS THE DC ANALYSIS CIRCUIT
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The next step is to use small signal analysis:

This is for the load-line analysis where we take small
deviations in V_DD in order to do AC Analysis

AC Analysis Circuit
i_X

R4
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R5
i_i

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Q3

v_in
V_GS

v_out

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We know that the voltage across G and S

for the transistor is V_GS
and that there is a current i_i
going from v_in into R_5

We know that there is a current going from R_D

into the transistor which equals to i_X
we also have a current i_D going from
D into S in the
we get: v_gs = v_i
This then gives us the expression for v_out:

i_D

v_out = - i_X * R_D (3)

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the reason why there is a negative is because

current flows in opposite direction
We also know that the currents add as:

For the AC analysis circuit, we short the capactiors

which removes them from the circuit
The reason why we keep R_5 is because current
can go from v_in into R_5

i_i + i_X = i_D (4)

The expression for i_i is:
i_i = (v_i - v_o)/R_5
this is because the current is split between
output and input.

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This transconductance is also called g_m, so we have:

We know that for open output voltage is just

g_m = 2k*(V_GS - V_T) (5)

v_o = A_V*v_i.

we then use (3) and (5) to get:

The short current is i_o, which is:

i_X = v_gs * g_m - i_i

i_o = v_i/R_G

v_o = [v_gs * gm - (v_i - v_o)/R_G ]*R_D

the reason why is that the voltage from R_D to transistor

is zero (since ground at top) and the voltage from
ground to transistor is also zero. These mean no current comes
from there, and only current going to output
is i_i and it equals v_i/R_G

= -v_i *g_m*R_D + v_i*R_D/R_G - v_o*R_D/R_G

v_o * (1+R_D/R_G) = v_i*(R_D/R_G - g_m*R_D)
v_o*((R_G+R_D)/R_G) = v_i * ((R_D-g_m*R_D*R_G)/R_G)
therefore v_o/v_i = (R_D-g_m*R_D*R_G)/(R_G+R_D)

Therefore the output impedence is Z_o:

therefore A_v = (R_D-g_m*R_D*R_G)/(R_G+R_D)

Z_o = A*v_i/(v_i/R_G)
therefore Z_o = A*R_G

We have the gain, we now need to calculat the output

and input impedence, which is as follows:
The output impedence is defined as:
open output voltage / short current

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