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Chapter 6 - FET Biasing: Your Answer: Correct Answer

This document provides 35 multiple choice questions about biasing field effect transistors (FETs) and junction field effect transistors (JFETs). It covers topics like FET bias configurations, calculating voltages and currents in different biasing circuits, operating regions, and design considerations for biasing amplifiers. The questions test understanding of concepts like self-bias, voltage divider bias, load lines, depletion and enhancement modes, and universal JFET bias curves.

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Chapter 6 - FET Biasing: Your Answer: Correct Answer

This document provides 35 multiple choice questions about biasing field effect transistors (FETs) and junction field effect transistors (JFETs). It covers topics like FET bias configurations, calculating voltages and currents in different biasing circuits, operating regions, and design considerations for biasing amplifiers. The questions test understanding of concepts like self-bias, voltage divider bias, load lines, depletion and enhancement modes, and universal JFET bias curves.

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Chapter 6 - FET Biasing

1. What is the approximate current level in the gate of an FET in dc analysis?

Your Answer: 0.7 mA


Correct Answer: 0 A

2. Which of the following current equations is true?

Your Answer: ID = IS

3. For the FET, the relationship between the input and output quantities is
_____ due to the _____ term in Shockley's equation.

Your Answer: linear, proportional


Correct Answer: nonlinear, squared

4. The input controlling variable for a(n) _____ is a current level and a voltage
level for a(n) _____.

Your Answer: BJT, BJT


Correct Answer: BJT, FET

5. Refer to Figure 6.5. Calculate the level of VDS if the magnitude of VGG is
changed to 8 V.

Your Answer: 16 V

6. The self-bias configuration eliminates the need for two dc supplies.

Your Answer: False


Correct Answer: True
7. Which of the following is (are) true of a self-bias configuration compared to a
fixed-bias configuration?

Your Answer: One of the dc supplies is eliminated.


Correct Answer: all of the above

8. Which of the following represents the voltage level of VGS in a self-bias


configuration?

Your Answer: VP
Correct Answer: VS

9. Refer to Figure 6.12. What is the new value of RD when there is 7 volts
across VDS?

Your Answer: 3 k
Correct Answer: 3.3 k

10. Which of the following is a false statement regarding the dc load line when
comparing self-bias and voltage-divider configurations?

Your Answer: Both are linear lines.


Correct Answer: Both cross the origin.

11. Refer to Figure 6.25. For what value of RD is the voltage across VDS zero?

Your Answer: 6.167 k


Correct Answer: 5.167 k

12. Refer to Figure 6.28. Calculate the level of VDS if VSS is increased to 13.5 V.

Your Answer: 3.8 V


13. Which of the following describe(s) the difference(s) between JFETs and
depletion-type MOSFETs?

Your Answer: all of the above

14. Refer to Figure 6.30. At what value of RS does the circuit switch from
depletion mode to enhancement mode?

Your Answer: none of the above


Correct Answer: 250

15. Refer to Figure 6.30. For what value of R2 is VGSQ equal to 1 V?

Your Answer: 100 M

16. Depletion-type MOSFETs do not permit operating points with positive values
of VGS and levels of ID that exceed IDSS.

Your Answer: False

17. Refer to Figure 6.33. For what value of RS can the depletion-type MOSFETs
operate in enhancement mode?

Your Answer: 2.4 k


Correct Answer: 6.2 k

18. Refer to Figure 6.41. Determine the level of VDSQ if the value of RD is changed
to 1 k .

Your Answer: 10 V
Correct Answer: 3.5 V

19. Refer to Figure 6.44. Calculate the level of VDSQ if the new value of R1 = 126
M .

Your Answer: 0 V
Correct Answer: 40 V

20. Refer to Figure 6.44. What are the voltages across RD and RS if the value
of R1 changes to 220 M ?

Your Answer: 5 V, 5 V
Correct Answer: 0 V, 0 V

21. Refer to Figure 6.44. Calculate VD if the value of RS changes to 0.60 k .

Your Answer: 17.0 V

22. Specification sheets typically provide the value of the constant k for
enhancement-type MOSFETs.

Your Answer: False

23. Refer to Figure 6.46. Calculate VDS if the value of R2 changes to 58.37 k .

Your Answer: 11 V
Correct Answer: 0 V

24. Refer to Figure 6.48. Calculate VCE if RS = 1 k .

Your Answer: 5.34 V

25. Repeat Example 6.15 if the level of IDQ is equal to 1.5 mA.

Your Answer: 5.3 k ,1k


26. Refer to Figure 6.53. Calculate the level of RS if the level of VD = 8 V.

Your Answer: 1.68 k

27. Refer to Figure 6.54. Calculate the level of RD if VDD = 18 V and ID = 3 mA.

Your Answer: 3 k
Correct Answer: 4.13 k

28. In the design of linear amplifiers, it is good design practice to choose


operating points that do not crowd the saturation level or cutoff regions.

Your Answer: False


Correct Answer: True

29. Seldom are current levels measured since such maneuvers require disturbing
the network structure to insert the meter.

Your Answer: False


Correct Answer: True

30. Refer to Figure 6.57. Calculate the level of VDS if the level of RD equals 3.2 k
.

Your Answer: 3 V

31. Repeat Example 6.19 if the value of RS is changed to 1 k .

Your Answer: 3.0 mA, 0.8 V


Correct Answer: 1.5 mA, 1.5 V
32. Refer to Figure 6.62. Calculate the level of VDSQ.

Your Answer: 3.58 V

33. On the universal JFET bias curve, the vertical scale labeled _____ can, in
itself, be used to find the solution to _____ configurations.

Your Answer: m, voltage-bias


Correct Answer: m, fixed-bias

34. Through proper design, a ______ can be introduced that will affect the
biasing level of a voltage-controlled JFET resistor.

Your Answer: photodiode


Correct Answer: thermistor

35. For the noninverting amplifier, one of the most important advantages
associated with using a JFET for control is the fact that it is _____ rather
than _____ control.

Your Answer: dc, ac

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