Eeeg 211 2014
Eeeg 211 2014
SECTION “A”
[20 Q. 1 = 20 marks]
2. When a diode is forward biased by a potential of vD, the current iD, that flows through the
diode is given by ____________, where IS is the reverse saturation current and VT is thermal
voltage.
vT vD vD
v
I
V
[a] iD I S e VD
[b] iD I S ln D [c] iD VT e S [d] iD I S e T
vT
3. Ideally, the potential drop across a forward biased diode is ____________ volts.
[a] 0.1 [b] 0.2 [c] 0 [d] 0.7
5. In a series combination of a diode and a capacitor, when the output is taken across diode it is
called ____________.
[a] doubler [b] clipper [c] clamper [d] peak detector
8. Amplifier ____________ has distortion. K is linear factor, Vo is the output voltage and Vi is
input voltage of the amplifier.
[a] Vo = KVi [b] Vo = 100KVi [c] Vo = 2+KVi [d] Vo = KVi4
9. In a Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT) Ic = Ib is valid for __________region(s).
[a] active [b] saturation [c] cut-off [d] saturation and active
10. The relation between and in a bipolar junction transistor is given by _________.
1 1
[a] [b] [c] [d]
1 1 1 1
12. Which of the following region of operation will produce less distortion in an amplifier?
[a] linear [b] saturation [c] cut-off [d] triode
15. Saturation region of bipolar junction transistor is analogous to _________ region of MOS
transistor.
[a] active [b] cut-off [c] triode [d] saturation
16. In general, the voltage gain of a common source (CS) amplifier is given by ________, where
RD is the drain resistance and RL is external load resistance.
[a] -gmRL [b] -gmRD//RL [c] -gmRD/RL [d] -gm/RL
1. a. Draw and explain the operation of peak detector and clamper. [6]
b. Design a diode function generator with explanation to convert a triangular wave into an
approximate sine wave. [5]
Fig. 1
3. a. Draw the simplified physical structure (showing holes and electrons) of PNP transistor and
explain the current flow in the device. [4]
b. Draw and explain the voltage transfer characteristics of a CE amplifier. [5]
c. Derive the relation between Ic and Ib in a bipolar junction transistor. [2]
4. a. Design a common source (CS) amplifier using N channel Enhancement type MOS
transistor with Vt = 1V, K=1 mA/V2 to operate at IDQ= 1mA and VDGQ = 10V with VDD =
20V. Determine its voltage gain. [5]
b. With complete voltage transfer characteristics show the cut-off, active and triode region of
a MOS amplifier. [6]
6. a. Show that the differential amplifier has hyperbolic tangent characteristics. [5]
b. Design an operational amplifier based non-inverting amplifier for a voltage gain of 5. [3]
b. Write three characteristics of an ideal operational amplifier. [3]