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Weak <strong><strong>in</strong>version</strong><br />

TRANCONDUCTANCE FROM WEAK TO STRONG INVERSION<br />

• Transonductance g m from gate <strong>in</strong> saturation<br />

nU T<br />

g m<br />

I D<br />

<strong>weak</strong> <strong><strong>in</strong>version</strong> asymptote: g m =I D /(nU T )<br />

CSEM, E. Vittoz, 2003<br />

page 10<br />

model a<br />

1.0<br />

0.8<br />

0.6<br />

0.4<br />

model b<br />

strong <strong>in</strong>v.asymptote: gm = 2βID /n<br />

0.2<br />

0<br />

0.01<br />

<strong>weak</strong><br />

0.1<br />

moderate<br />

1<br />

strong <strong>in</strong>v.<br />

10 100<br />

IC=ID /IS • g m /I D decreases with <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g <strong><strong>in</strong>version</strong> coefficient IC.<br />

• g m /I D is maximum <strong>in</strong> <strong>weak</strong> <strong><strong>in</strong>version</strong>.

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