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Why does a folded cascode arrangement exist?

  • A.It removes the need for a tail current source
  • B.It improves the matching between the input devices
  • C.It recovers headroom a stacked cascode consumes
  • D.It doubles the differential gain of the pair

Answer: C

A conventional cascode stacks devices and eats supply voltage, while folding the cascode to the opposite rail keeps the gain and impedance benefits with far less headroom - which matters greatly as supply voltages have fallen. It does not double the gain, still needs a tail, and does nothing for matching. A rearrangement adopted because a resource became scarce is worth recognising as such, since it explains a topology that looks needlessly complicated.

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