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Q.What is trans conductance? write the relation between g_m, g_mo, V_GS and V_P.

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Transconductance gm=ΔID/ΔVGSg_m = \Delta I_D/\Delta V_{GS} (at constant VDSV_{DS}); it varies with bias as gm=gmo(1−VGSVP)g_m = g_{mo}\left(1 - \tfrac{V_{GS}}{V_P}\right).

Transconductance (or forward transconductance) gmg_m describes the control the gate voltage has over the drain current. It is defined as gm=ΔID/ΔVGSg_m = \Delta I_D/\Delta V_{GS} at constant VDSV_{DS} and is measured in siemen (S). Its value is largest when the gate bias is zero, this maximum value being gmog_{mo}, and it decreases as the reverse VGSV_{GS} increases. Obtained by differentiating Shockley's equation, the dependence is

gm=gmo(1−VGSVP)g_m = g_{mo}\left(1 - \frac{V_{GS}}{V_P}\right) …

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