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Homework Statement
I have the following circuit with MOSFET (cascode amplifier).
[![enter image description here][1]][1] [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/BAqQh.png
Information given:
##V_t=1V##
##I_1=20\mu A##
##k=10 \mu AV^{-2}##
Knowing that ##V_b## is 5V determine the minimum value of the output voltage so that both transistors are saturated.
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3. The Attempt at a Solution [/B]
I'm kinda confused on how to proceed on this.
First of all, don't we need VDD? How to relate VB with this?
I started by assuming both transistors had the current I_1 (I assume this is correct).
Then I used the MOSFET equation for saturation ##i_D=k(v_ {GS}-Vt)^2## to determine ##v_{GS}## in both transistors. obtaining 2.4 V.
Then I applied the boundary condition for saturation ##v_{DS}=v_{GS}-V_t## and so obtained for both transistors ##v_{DS}=1.4V##
So the minimum value of ##v_O## is 2.8V.
This is incorrect, the answer should be 4V. I'm really not understanding how to proceed... Can someone give me an hint on how to do this? Thanks!
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