Microelectronics: Circuit Analysis and Design
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780073380643
Author: Donald A. Neamen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
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Chapter 4, Problem 7RQ
Why, in general, is the magnitude of the voltage gain of a common−source amplifier relatively small?
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Microelectronics: Circuit Analysis and Design
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