In a transconductance, the device output

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  1. voltage depends upon the input voltage
  2. voltage depends upon the input current
  3. current depends upon the input voltage
  4. current depends upon the input current

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Option 3 : current depends upon the input voltage
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Transconductance Amplifier gain \( = \frac{{{I_{out}}}}{{{V_{in}}}}\) 

RT 2

Thus, the input to the transconductance Amplifier is a voltage, and the output is current.

To effectively couple voltage from the source, Rin should be high.

To effectively deliver current to load, Rout should be High.

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