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The design of complicated circuits can be ascribed to simple basic topologies as treated in this section. We will derive key small signal properties such as the complex input and output impedance, and voltage and current gain in the frequency domain.

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(2007). Basic Amplifier Circuits. In: Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits and Technologies. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35790-2_7

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