Justify the reasons for using current sources in integrated circuits.

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(i) Superior insensitivity of circuit performance to power supply variations and temperature. 

(ii) More economical than resistors in terms of die area required to provide bias currents of small value.

(iii) When used as load element, the high incremental resistance of current source results in high voltage gain at low supply voltages.

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