ESPOL Polytechnic University,
Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering \ FFIEC
Electronic Applications Ws ‘:
Autonomous Assignment
Tl term 2017-2018
Name:_lMiguel _Savdoya pate: 03/02/2018
After reading the attached document about basic CMOS current mirrors, answer
the following.
1) Deduce an expression for the output impedance Zo of a cascode current
mirror.
2) Explain the reason of using a cascode current mirror, a
mirror (regarding its output impedance).
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inst a single current
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