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Upon completing this chapter, students should be able to:
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Review transfer function analysis and determination
of cutoff frequencies
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Understand dominant-pole approximations of amplifier
transfer functions
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Learn to partition ac circuits into low-frequency and
high-frequency equivalent circuits
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Learn the short-circuit time constant approach for
estimating lower-cutoff frequency fL
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Complete development of the small-signal models
of both bipolar and MOS transistors with the addition
of device capacitances
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Understand the unity-gain bandwidth product
limitations of bipolar and field-effect transistors
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Learn the open-circuit time constant technique for
estimating upper-cutoff frequency fH
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Develop expressions for the upper-cutoff frequency of
the inverting, noninverting, and follower configurations
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Demonstrate that the gain-bandwidth product
limitations of the inverting, noninverting, and follower
configurations approach the same upper limit
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Learn to apply the two time-constant approaches to the
analysis of the frequency response of multistage
amplifiers
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Explore bandwidth limitations of two-transistor circuits
including current mirrors, cascode amplifiers, and
differential pairs
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Understand the Miller effect
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Learn to design operational amplifier frequency
compensation using Miller multiplication
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Develop relationships between op amp unity-gain
frequency amplifier slew rate
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Understand the use of tuned circuits to produce
narrow-band (high-Q) band-pass amplifiers
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Understand the basic concepts of mixing
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Explore basic single-balanced and double-balanced
mixer circuits
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Study application of the Gilbert multiplier as a balanced
modulator and mixer
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Demonstrate the use of ac analysis in SPICE
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Demonstrate the use of MATLAB® to display frequency
response information
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