ENEE 3540 – Fall 2016 – Test 3 – Solutions

Problem 1
(a) Since VGS = VG – VS = 0 – 5V = -5V, we have that VGS < VTP, so the PMOS cannot be in cut off.

(b) Again, VGS = VG – VS = -5V. So, ID = ½ kp’(W/L)(VGS – VTP)2 = ½ 2 (-5V -(-1V))2 = 16mA. Then, VD = -5V + ID1k = 11V,
while VG – VTP = 0V – (-1V) = 1V. So, VD > VG – VTP (equivalently VDS > VGS – VTP) which is not true for PMOS in saturation.

(c) VGS = VG – VS = -5V, and VGS – VTP = -5V – (-1V) = -4V

Then, ID = kp’(W/L)[(VGS – VTP)VDS – VDS2 /2] = 2 [(-4V)VDS – VDS2 /2] → ID = (-8VDS – VDS2) (mA/V2) (1)
Also, VDS = VD – VS = (-5V + ID1k) – 5V = ID1k – 10V → ID = (10V + VDS)/1k (2)

From (1) and (2), 8VDS + VDS2 + 10V + VDS = 0 → VDS2 + 9VDS + 10 = 0. The two solutions are -7.7V and -1.3V. The first is not
correct since -7.7V < VGS – VTP = -4V. Then, VDS = -1.3V is correct, because -1.3V < VGS – VTP.

Problem 2
We notice that VGS1 = VDS1 = VD1 – VS1 = VD1 – VD2 → VGS1 = 5V – ID11K – VD2, and that VGS2 = VDS2 = VD2.

For Q1: ID1 = ½ kn’(W/L)(VGS1 – VTN)2 → ID1 = (4 – ID1 – VD2)2 (1)

For Q2: ID2 = ½ kn’(W/L)(VGS2 – VTN)2 → ID2 = (VD2 – 1)2 (2)
Nodal at S1: -ID1 +VD2/1k+ID2 +(VD2 – 5V)/1k = 0→ -ID1 + 2VD2 + ID2 – 5 = 0 (3)

In equations (1) – (3), ID1 and ID2 are in mA. Using (2) in (3) gives:

-ID1 + 2VD2 + (VD2 – 1)2 – 5 = 0 → -ID1 + 2VD2 + (VD22 – 2VD2 + 1) – 5 = 0 → ID1 = VD22 – 4 (4)

Using (4) in (1): VD22 – 4=(8 –VD22–VD2)2 →(8 –VD22– VD2)2 + VD22– 4= 0 (5) (if you got here, you got all points for the problem).

We don’t have to solve this exactly. We need I D1 > 0 → VD22 > 4 → VD2 > 2V. So, since we need V GS1 = VD1 – VD2 > 1V, then VD1 is
more than 3V, and since ID1 = (5V – VD1)/1K, then ID1 < 2mA. Then, again from (4), VD22 – 4 < 2 → VD2 < 2.45V. So, 2V < VD2 <
2.45V. We can try a few values to get (5) close to 0. For example, 2.2V gives 0.043, which is close enough. So, Vo = VD2 = 2.2V

Problem 3
(a) We have 1mA = ½ (2mA/V2) (VGS – VTN)2 → (VGS – 1V)2 = 1 → VGS = 0V or 2V. The first cannot be true because we need
VGS > VTN = 1V. So, we choose VGS = 2V.

We have VG = 10M/(10M + 10M) 10V = 5V, because RG1 and RG2 form a voltage divider (IG = 0). So, VS = 5V – VGS = 5V – 2V =
3V. Also, VD = 10V – 6k1mA = 4V → V D > VG – VTN = 1V (which implies V DS > VGS – VTN), so the second saturation condition is
also met. Finally, RS = VS/1mA = 3V/1mA→ RS = 3k

(b) For cut off, we need VGS < VTN = 1V. Since for RS = 0 → VS = 0, we have that VGS = VG. So, we need VG < 1V. Then, VG = RG2 /
(RG2 + 10M) 10V < 1V → RG2 /(RG2 + 10M) < 0.1 → RG2 < 0.1 RG2 + 1M → RG2 < 1M/0.9 → RG2 < 1111.1k.