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Zero in Common sourse amplifer (Read 1733 times)
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Zero in Common sourse amplifer
Dec 19th, 2005, 11:06pm
 
Hi, all;

   suppose i have a garden-variaty common source amplifer , and also suppose i put a Miller compensation cap,say Cc , between the drain and gate, now i add a zero to my system and the value is Gm/Cc, i wonder if anybody here can give me an intuitive explaination why it is this form.how to think of it.  

  in Razavi's book, he gives a explaination, it is something about current flowing  back from the output. but i just can not get it


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Re: Zero in Common sourse amplifer
Reply #1 - Dec 24th, 2005, 7:03am
 
Hi,

At a zero, the output is zero for a finite input Vin. This only happens at
one frequency and so there is no physical short. This can only happen if
the current through the two parallel branches cancels out exactly, and no net
current flows into the load.

Setting Vout=0, path1 gives -Gm.Vin current into the load, path2 gives +sCc current into the load. Net zero current => s=Gm/Cc (RHP zero)

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