Editing Common gate (section)

==Applications==

This configuration is used less often than the [[common source]] or [[source follower]]. However, it can be combined with common source amplifiers to create [[cascode]] configurations. It is useful in, for example, CMOS RF receivers, especially when operating near the frequency limitations of the FETs; it is desirable because of the ease of [[impedance matching]] and potentially has lower [[Electronic noise|noise]]. Gray and Meyer<ref name=Gray-Meyer>
 {{cite book
|author1=Paul R. Gray |author2=Paul J. Hurst |author3=Stephen H. Lewis |author4=Robert G. Meyer |title=Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits
|year= 2001
|edition=4th
|publisher=Wiley
|location=New York
|isbn=0-471-32168-0
|pages=186–191}}
</ref> provide a general reference for this circuit.