HW12
1. Consider the circuit shown in Figure (a). The characteristics of the MOSFET are shown
in Figure (b).
(i)Please find 𝑉𝐷𝑆𝑄 、 𝑉𝐷𝑆𝑚𝑖𝑛 and 𝑉𝐷𝑆𝑚𝑎𝑥 .
(ii)Please plot 𝑉𝐺𝑆 and 𝑉𝐷𝑆 versus time for the circuit.
𝑖𝐷 (𝑚𝐴)
𝑖𝐷 20
1KΩ
𝑣𝐺𝑆 = 5𝑉
15
𝐷
𝐺
𝑆 10 4𝑉
𝑣𝐷𝐷 = 15𝑉
𝑣𝑖𝑛 (𝑡) sin(2000𝜋𝑡)
5 3𝑉
𝑣𝐺𝐺 3𝑉
2𝑉
5 10 15 20
𝑣𝐷𝑆 (𝑉)
(a) (b)
1KΩ 𝑖𝐷
𝐷 𝑣𝐷𝐷 = 15𝑉
𝐺
𝑣𝑖𝑛 (𝑡) 𝑆
sin(2000𝜋𝑡) KVL
KVL
𝑣𝐺𝐺 3𝑉
Use KVL method:
𝑣𝐺𝑆 (𝑡) = 𝑣𝑖𝑛 (𝑡) + 𝑣𝐺𝐺 ⇒ 𝑣𝐺𝑆 (𝑡) = sin(2000𝜋𝑡) + 3 (1)
𝑣𝐷𝐷 = 𝑖𝐷 ∙ 1𝐾Ω + 𝑣𝐷𝑆 (𝑡) ⇒ 15 = 𝑖𝐷 ∙ 1𝐾Ω + 𝑣𝐷𝑆 (𝑡) (2)
According equation(2) we can plot load line
𝑖𝐷 (𝑚𝐴)
20
𝑣𝐺𝑆 = 5𝑉
15
load line
10 𝐴 4𝑉
𝑄𝑝𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑡
5 3𝑉
𝐵 2𝑉
5 10 15 20
𝑣𝐷𝑆 (𝑉)
𝑣𝐷𝑆𝑚𝑖𝑛 𝑣𝐷𝑆𝑄 𝑣𝐷𝑆𝑚𝑎𝑥
⇒ 𝑉𝐷𝑆𝑄 = 11𝑉, 𝑉𝐷𝑆𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 6𝑉 and 𝑉𝐷𝑆𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 14𝑉
𝑣𝐺𝑆 (𝑉)
4
𝑣𝐺𝑆 (𝑡) = sin(2000𝜋𝑡)
3 +3
2
𝑡(𝑚𝑠)
0.5 1 1.5 2
𝑣𝐷𝑆 (𝑉)
15
𝑣𝐷𝑆𝑚𝑎𝑥 = 14
11
10
𝑣𝐷𝑆𝑚𝑖𝑛 = 6
5
𝑡(𝑚𝑠)
0.5 1 1.5 2
2. Determine 𝐼𝐷 and 𝑉𝐷𝑆 for the following circuit. The transistor has Kn = 1mA/𝑉 2 ,
𝑉𝑇𝑁 = 1𝑉
𝐼𝐷
𝑅1 = 1.3MΩ
𝐷
𝐺 𝑣𝐷𝐷 20𝑉
𝑆
𝑅2 = 700KΩ 𝑅𝑠 = 2KΩ
cut
𝐼𝐷 𝐼𝐷
𝑅1 = 1.3MΩ
𝐷 𝐷 𝑣𝐷𝐷 20𝑉
𝐺 𝑅𝐺 𝐺
𝑣𝐷𝐷 20𝑉
𝑆 𝑆
𝑅𝑠 = 2KΩ 𝑅𝑠 = 2KΩ
𝑅2 = 700KΩ 𝑣𝐺 = 7𝑉
Thevenin's equivalent circuit:
𝑅2
𝑣𝐺 = 𝑣𝐷𝐷 = 7𝑉
𝑅1 +𝑅2
𝑅𝐺 = 𝑅1 //𝑅2 = 455𝐾Ω
Use KVL method:
Assume operate at Saturation region.
𝑣𝐺 = 𝑖𝐺 𝑅𝐺 + 𝑣𝐺𝑆 + 𝐼𝐷 𝑅𝑠 (𝑖𝐺 is too small so ignore it. )
𝑉𝐷𝑆 = 𝑣𝐷𝐷 − 𝐼𝐷 𝑅𝑠
{
1
𝐼𝐷 = 𝐾𝑛(𝑣𝐺𝑆 − 𝑉𝑇𝑁 )2
2
7 = 𝑣𝐺𝑆 + 𝐼𝐷 ∙ 2𝐾
𝑉 = 20 − 𝐼𝐷 ∙ 2𝐾
⇒ { 𝐷𝑆
1
𝐼𝐷 = ∙ 0.001 ∙ (𝑣𝐺𝑆 − 1)2
2
⇒ 7 = 𝑣𝐺𝑆 + (𝑣𝐺𝑆 − 1)2
2
⇒ 𝑣𝐺𝑆 − 𝑣𝐺𝑆 − 6 = 0
⇒ 𝑣𝐺𝑆 = 3𝑉
𝐼 = 2𝑚𝐴
⇒{ 𝐷
𝑉𝐷𝑆 = 16𝑉
Because 𝑉𝐷𝑆 > 𝑣𝐺𝑆 − 𝑉𝑇𝑁 , assumption is true.