GURU NANAK INSTITUTIONS TECHNICAL CAMPUS (A)

Ibrahimpatnam, Hyderabad-501506
I Year B. Tech. II-Sem
(Common for ECE, CSE, IT, AI &ML, CS, DS, IOT)
L T P C
2 0 0 2
ELECTRONIC DEVICES & CIRCUITS (22ES0EC01)

SYLLABUS:

UNIT – I
Diodes: Diode -Static and Dynamic resistances, Equivalent circuit, Diffusion and Transition
Capacitances, V-I characteristics, Diode as a Switch - switching times.

UNIT – II
Diode Applications: Rectifier- Half wave rectifier, Full wave rectifier, Bridge rectifier,
Rectifiers with Capacitive and Inductive filters, clippers-clipping at two independent levels,
Clamper-Clamping Circuit Theorem, Clamping Operation, Types of Clampers.

UNIT – III
Bipolar junction transistor (BJT) – Principle of Operation, Common Emitter, Common Base
and Common Collector configurations, Transistor as a Switch - switching times.

UNIT – IV
Junction Field Effect Transistor (FET): - Construction, Principle of operation, Pinch-Off
Voltage, Volt-Ampere characteristic, Comparison of BJT and FET, FET as Voltage Variable
Resistor, MOSFET, MOSFET as a capacitor.

UNIT –V
Special Purpose Devices: Zener Diode-characteristics, Zener diode as Voltage Regulator,
Principle of Operation-SCR, Tunnel diode, UJT, Varactor diode, Photo Diode, Solar Cell, LED,
Schottky diode.

TEXTBOOKS:
1. Jacob Milman-Electronic Devices and Circuits, McGraw Hill Education
2. Robert L. Boylestead, Louis Nashelsky- Electronic Devices and Circuits theory,
11th Edition,2009, Pearson.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Horowitz-Electronic Devices and Circuits, David A. Bell-5th Edition, Oxford.

2. Chinmoy Saha, Arindam Halder, Debbati Ganguly-Basic Electronics-Principles and
Applications, Cambridge,2018.
 Guru Nanak Institutions Technical Campus
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Date:
Question Bank with Blooms Taxonomy Level (BTL)

Academic Year: 2022-23

Subject Name with Code: Electronic Devices and Circuits (EDC) & 22ESOEC01
Class: B. Tech/CSE/ECE/CSM/AID
Name of the Faculty Members: Dr. B. Kedarnath/Dr. Santhosh Dwivedi/Mr. Srinivas Nanda/Md.
Anees/Dr. P Laxman/Y. Srinivasa Rao/Mr. Muni Guruvaiah/Mr. Kunal Nag/Mr. Venkat
Reddy/Mrs. R. Shashikala/Mrs. P. Sureka

Level 1 -
Remembering
Level 2 -
Understanding
Level 3 - Applying
Level 4 - Analyzing
Level 5 - Evaluating
Level 6 - Creating
Questions
Course
(Select Questions from University question Bank and mention year BTL
S. No Out
in bracket or you May give own standard question with Level
(new) in bracket) comes

UNIT-I
Part-A (2/3 marks)

1 What is forward biasing? 1 CO1

2 Explain the working of a reverse bias diode. 1 CO1

3 Write the applications of a PN diode. 1 CO1

4
Draw the V-I characteristics of a PN junction diode in forward and reverse 1 CO1
bias.

5 List the differences between an ideal diode and a practical diode. 3 CO1

6 Define diffusion capacitance. 1 CO1

7 Define transition capacitance. 1 CO1

8 Define static resistance. 2 CO1

9 Define dynamic resistance 2 CO1

10 Write the equation of the diode current 2 CO1

11 Define cut-in voltage. 1 CO1

12 Define depletion region. 1 CO1

13 Define the Peak Inverse voltage of a diode. 1 CO1

14 Explain “majority and minority carriers” in a semiconductor. 1 CO1

15 What is a PN junction? How is it formed? 3 CO1

16
Describe the action of PN junction diode under forward bias and reverse 1 CO1
bias.
PART-B

1 Indicate the differences between the characteristics of silicon and 1 CO1

germanium diodes and state approximately their cut-in voltages.
2 Draw and explain V-I Characteristics of PN Junction diode. Write current 1 CO1
equation of PN Junction
3 Define biasing. Briefly describe the operation of PN diode under forward 2 CO1
and reverse bias conditions.
4 Explain the concept of diode capacitance. Derive expression for transition 1 CO1
capacitance?
5 Define depletion region at p-n junction? What is the effect of forward and 1 CO1
reverse biasing of p-n junction on the depletion region? Explain with
necessary diagrams?
6 Define the term transition capacitance CT of a PN diode. 3 CO1

7 Explain the term diffusion capacitance CD of a forward biased diode. 1 CO1

8 Describe the piecewise linear approximation model of a diode. 1 CO1

9 Mention the applications of PN junction diode. 1 CO1

10 Determine the dc resistance levels for the diode of Fig. at 1 CO1

 a. I D= 2 mA (low level) b. I D= 20 mA (high level) c. V D= -10 V (reverse-
biased)

11 Find the value of dc resistance and ac resistance of a Germanium junction 1 CO1

diode at 25 °C with Io =25 µA and at an applied voltage of 0.2 V across the
diode. [JNTU Dec. 2004, April/May 2007]
UNIT-II

PART-A

1 Explain the working of the PN diode as a rectifier. 2 CO2

2 What is a rectifier? 2 CO2

3 Define the term ripple factor. 2 CO2

4 Define the term peak inverse voltage 3 CO2

5 Define the term efficiency of a rectifier. 4 CO2

6 What is the transformer utilization factor? 1 CO2

7 Define form factor 3 CO2

8 Define peak factor 2 CO2

9 List the various types of filters used in power supplies. 2 CO2

10 What is a Clipper and what are the types. 4 CO2

11 What is a Clamper? Mention the types. 1 CO2

PART-B

1 Draw the circuit diagram of a half-wave rectifier, and explain its operation. 1 CO2
 Derive expressions for rectification efficiency, ripple factor, transformer 1 CO2
2 utilization factor, form factor, and peak factor of a half-wave rectifier with
resistive load.
3
Explain the action of a full-wave rectifier and give waveforms of input and 2 CO2
output voltages.

4
Derive expressions of dc or average value of voltage and rms value of the 3 CO2
voltage of a full-wave rectifier with resistive load.

5 Describe the action of a full-wave bridge rectifier. 2 CO2

6 What are the advantages of a bridge rectifier? 3 CO2

7 Compare half-wave, full-wave, and bridge rectifiers. 3 CO2

8 What is the need for filters in power supplies? 2 CO2

9 Explain the various types of filters used in power supplies. 4 CO2

10 Explain the operation of Clipping at two independent levels 1 CO2

11 Describe the different types of Clampers. 1 CO2

UNIT-III
PART-A

1 Draw the symbols of NPN and PNP transistors. 1 CO2

2 Explain the operation of BJT and its types. 2 CO2

3
What are the different regions of operation of a Bipolar Junction 2 CO2
Transistor?

4 Explain the transistor switching times. 2 CO2

5 Give the expression for the collector current of a Transistor. 1 CO2

6 What is the early effect? Why is it called base width modulation? 2 CO2

7 Mention the different applications of the transistor. 1 CO2

8 Define the current amplification factor. 1 CO2

9 When does a transistor act as a switch? 2 CO2

10 Give the relation between various current gains of the transistor. 1 CO2

PART-B

1 Explain the operation of an NPN transistor in the active region. 1 CO2

2
Explain the input and output characteristics of a transistor in CB 2 CO2
configuration.
Derive the expression for the current gain of a transistor in a common
3 emitter configuration. Obtain the relation between the I C, IB, and IE currents
1 CO2
of a transistor.
4 Determine β of a transistor if α = 0.96. 1 CO2

5
Draw the input and output characteristics of a transistor in common emitter 2 CO2
configurations.

6
Draw the input and output characteristics of a transistor in common 1 CO2
collector configuration.

7 Explain the constructional details of a Bipolar Junction Transistor. 3 CO2

8
Compare the performance of a BJT as an amplifier in CE, CB, and CC 3 CO2
configurations

UNIT-IV

PART-A

1 Why FET is called a voltage-controlled device? 2 CO2

2 List the important features of FET. 2 CO2

3 Give the classifications of FETs and their application areas. 1 CO2

4 Define pinch-off voltage. 1 CO2

5 Draw the structure of an n-channel JFET. 1 CO2

PART-B

1 Explain the construction of N channel JFET. 1 CO2

2
With the help of neat sketches and characteristic curves explain the 1 CO2
operation of the junction FET.

3
Define the pinch-off voltage VP. Sketch the depletion region before and 2 CO2
after pinch-off.

4 Explain the four distinct regions of the output characteristics of a JFET. 1 CO2
Define and explain the parameters transconductance (gm), drain resistance
5 (rd), and amplification factor (µ) of a JFET. Establish the relation between
2 CO2
them.
6
Explain why BJTs are called bipolar devices while FETs are called 2 CO2
unipolar devices.

7 What is a MOSFET? How many types of MOSFETs are there? 2 CO2

8
With the help of suitable diagrams explain the working of different types 3 CO2
of MOSFET.

9 Explain how a FET is used as a voltage variable resistor. 2 CO2

10 Compare JFET with BJT. 2 CO2

UNIT-V

PART-A

1 What is “tunneling?” 1 CO3

2 List out the applications of tunnel diode 1 CO3

3 Explain the principle behind the varactor diode 2 CO3

4 Explain the working of the photodiode. 2 CO3

5 List the applications of photodiodes. 1 CO3

PART-B

1 Explain the principle behind the varactor diode and list out its applications. 3 CO3

2 Describe the operation of Shockley diode. 2 CO3

3 Describe the working principle of an SCR with V-I characteristics. 3 CO3

4
List out the applications of tunnel diode and mention its advantages and 3 CO3
disadvantages.

5 List the applications of the Zener diode. 3 CO3

6 What is the principle of operation of a photodiode? 3 CO3

7 Give the principle of operation of Light Emitting Diode. 2 CO3

8 List the applications of LED. 1 CO3

9
Explain the V-I characteristics of the Zener diode and distinguish between 3 CO3
Avalanche and Zener break downs.

10
Explain the tunneling phenomenon. Explain the characteristics of tunnel 3 CO3
diodes with the help of necessary energy band diagrams.

11
What is the photodiode? Explain its principle of operation and applications 2 CO3
in detail.

12 Explain the construction and working of LED. 3 CO3