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Statement I: A differential input steers current from one device to the other.

Statement II: A common-mode input steers current from one device to the other.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer.

  • A.Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  • B.Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  • C.Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  • D.Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

Answer: A

The first is true and the second is false: a common-mode input moves both devices together, and with a good tail source the total current is unchanged and nothing is steered. The distinction is the whole of the pair's behaviour: differential inputs redistribute a fixed current, common-mode inputs try to change it and are prevented from doing so. Every property of the stage follows from those two responses.

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