CMOS Inverter (16pts) Consider a CMOS inverter fabricated in a 65-nm CMOS process with the following parameters: Use this information to answer questions 29-31. Include proper units for full credit and show your work.  Unless otherwise specified and if appropriate, give an equation and a number answer.

25. (6pts) What are the values of the small signal variables gm, rπ, and re? Show your work and include units.   Show your work on paper – no need to submit an answer here.  

17. (2pts) Which MOSFET amplifier type is best for voltage amplification?

18. (2pts) In a MOSFET amplifier operating in the active region, the small-signal output resistance, ro, is primarily due to:  

15. (4pts) Find the overall small-signal voltage gain from vi to vo (excluding Rsig). Show your work and include units.   Show your work on paper – no need to submit an answer here.

23. (2pts) Find the voltage at the collector, VC. Show your work.   Show your work on paper – no need to submit an answer here.

MOSFET Amplifiers (26pts) Using the circuit shown in Figure 10, answer the following questions (10 – 16).  Be sure to include proper units and show your work on your scanned submission for full credit.  Unless otherwise specified and if appropriate, give the equation and numerical answer. Figure 10  

Mr. B is a 65-year old carpenter complaining of morning stiffness and pain in both his hands and left knee when he awakens in the morning. He notices some relief after a warm shower and getting dressed which takes about an hour or so.   On exam, the NP notices the presence of Heberden’s and Bouchard’s nodes.  There is no swelling or warmth of the metacarpophalangeal joints (MCPs) but some limited flexion of the DIPs and PIPs. There is no swelling or warmth of the left knee but there is some mild tenderness along the medial joint line. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis for the hand and knee pain?

 After ruling out a cardiac origin in a patient presenting with atypical chest pain, the NP considers the likely causes of non-cardiac chest pain. An inexpensive, sensitive, and specific diagnostic test to determine if the patient is having GE reflux-induced non-cardiac chest pain is:

A 48-year old male patient was diagnosed with Type 2 DM 4 months ago.  His A1c at the time was 8.1%.  He agreed to work on lifestyle changes and has been walking 2 miles daily, has cut back on his carbohydrate intake, and has lost 15 pounds (current BMI=30.9).  His recent A1c= 7.2%. Current BP = 132/78.  His recent lipid profile shows mild hypercholesterolemia with a total cholesterol =210, LDL-c = 108.   Serum creatinine = 0.64 and GFR=61.  The NP congratulates him on his efforts, discusses his test results and the recommendations for management to reduce the risk for diabetes-associated co-morbidities, and plan of care with him.  The patient is in agreement with the plan of care. The NP will order: (Select All That Apply)