Biasing circuit with a MOSFET: am I missing something

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The discussion focuses on determining the minimum output voltage for a cascode amplifier circuit using a MOSFET, given specific parameters: V_t = 1V, I_1 = 20μA, and k = 10μA/V². The initial calculation incorrectly concluded that the minimum output voltage (v_O) was 2.8V, while the correct value is 4V. The key insight is that the drain of the first transistor (M1) cannot be at 1.4V due to the fixed base voltage (V_B) of 5V, which directly influences the output voltage calculation.

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Homework Statement



I have the following circuit with MOSFET (cascode amplifier).

[![enter image description here][1]][1] [1]: https://i.stack.imgur.com/BAqQh.png
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Information given:
##V_t=1V##
##I_1=20\mu A##
##k=10 \mu AV^{-2}##

Knowing that ##V_b## is 5V determine the minimum value of the output voltage so that both transistors are saturated.

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3. The Attempt at a Solution [/B]

I'm kinda confused on how to proceed on this.
First of all, don't we need VDD? How to relate VB with this?
I started by assuming both transistors had the current I_1 (I assume this is correct).
Then I used the MOSFET equation for saturation ##i_D=k(v_ {GS}-Vt)^2## to determine ##v_{GS}## in both transistors. obtaining 2.4 V.
Then I applied the boundary condition for saturation ##v_{DS}=v_{GS}-V_t## and so obtained for both transistors ##v_{DS}=1.4V##
So the minimum value of ##v_O## is 2.8V.

This is incorrect, the answer should be 4V. I'm really not understanding how to proceed... Can someone give me an hint on how to do this? Thanks!
 

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What you're missing is that the drain of M1 cannot be at 1.4 V. This is because VB is fixed at 5V. The drain of M1 is instead at 5V - VGS2. Otherwise you're on the right track.
 

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