Example 6.1

Example 6.1

1. Schematic

2. HSPICE Netlist

* Example 6.1

 

* MOS model

.include p18_cmos_models_tt.inc

 

* main circuit (Two-stage amplifier)

* input pair

m1 4 1 3 9 pmos w=36u l=0.3u

m2 5 2 3 9 pmos w=36u l=0.3u

 

* active load for diff pair

m3 4 4 0 0 nmos w=6u l=0.3u

m4 5 4 0 0 nmos w=6u l=0.3u

 

* tail current

m5 3 8 9 9 pmos w=30u l=0.3u

 

* output stage

m6 7 8 9 9 pmos w=45u l=0.3u

m7 7 5 0 0 nmos w=18u l=0.3u

 

* biasing

m8 8 8 9 9 pmos w=3u l=0.3u

rc 5 6 350

cc 6 7 1p

 

* current source

Ibias 8 0 20u

 

* voltage source

Vdd 9 0 1.8

Vin 2 0 0.9

V1 7 1 dc=0 ac=1

 

* analysis

.op

.ac dec 10 1k 100G

 

* options

.options post

.end

 

3. Simulation Result

|AV| = 695V/V = 56dB

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y.Zhao
y.Zhao
10 years ago

I have a question, why the gate of Q1 is connected to node7 through a ac voltage source?
Is it a feedback? And how the fianl Av means?
Does it mean V(node7)/Vin?
THX

TCC
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TCC
10 years ago
Reply to  y.Zhao

Good question. This simulation is using a little-known method for injecting a test voltage signal into a feedback loop. A test voltage signal can be introduced in series at an appropriately-chose node within the loop. The advantage of this method is that it does not disturb the dc operating point of the circuit, which for high-gain feedback loops like this one is a very sensitive parameter. For this method to work, the node must be chosen so that the impedance looking forward around the loop is much higher than the impedance looking backward around the loop. This is clearly the case for the circuit in this example, and the
gain, |Av|, is given by |V(7)/V(in)| = |V(7)/V(1)|. Details of this method may be found in the classic 1975 paper, “Measurement of loop gain in feedback systems” by R.D. Middlebrook.

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