Question 11.6: Determining the Transconductance-Amplifier Model Find the tr...
Determining the Transconductance-Amplifier Model
Find the transconductance model for the amplifier of Figure 11.12.

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The short-circuit transconductance gain is given by
G_{msc}=\frac{i_{osc}}{v_i}
The output current for a short-circuit load is
i_{osc}=\frac{A_{voc}v_i}{R_o}
Thus, we find that
G_{msc}=\frac{A_{voc}}{R_o}=1.0\mathrm{~S}
The resulting amplifier model is shown in Figure 11.15.

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