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physics Electronic Devices and Circuits-II PAPER-III UNIT-1 The basic OPAMP (Operational Amplifiers) Explain the concept of OPAMP and its different configurations. 6 What are the six characteristics of an ideal OPAMP? 3 Define slew rate of OPAMP. How can it be improved? 3 Why OPAMPS are so popular? 2 Discuss frequency response and stability in case of operational amplifiers. 6 Inverting and non-inverting OPAMPS What do you mean by inverting and non-inverting inputs of an OPAMP? 3 Why inverting configuration of OPAMP is widely used in application of OPAMPS? 2 What is an OPAMP? How it can be used as inverting and non-inverting form? Deduce the expression for gain in both the cases. 12 The Differential amplifiers Draw the circuit of a differential amplifier and discuss its operation. Calculate the common mode
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gain Ac and differential gain AD. Also discuss the role of RE. 6 Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR) Explain the significance of CMRR in OPAMPS. 3 Why Common Mode Rejection Ratio (CMRR) is called figure of merit in OPAMPS? 3 Explain why a high value of CMRR is oftenly required in OPAMPs. 3 Discuss the technique used to improve CMRR of a differential amplifier. 6 Emitter coupled differential amplifiers Explain in detail the working of an Emitter coupled differential amplifier and also explain its transfer characteristics. How emitter resistance is kept high in a practical OPAMP? 12 Explain amplifier can be replaced by a current source. How the trans-conductance varies with temperature? 4 IC OPAMPS and its DC analysis Give the block diagram of 741 IC OPAMP. Explain the function of each stage qualitatively. Explain how to practically measure Av and Ri 6 Offset voltages and currents How temperature drifts the input offset voltage and current in OPAMPS? 4
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Measurement of OPAMP parameters Briefly describe the important OPAMP parameters. How various OPAMP parameters are measured? 6 What are OPAMP parameters? How open loop gain and common mode rejection ratio are measured in case of OPAMPS? 8 Show the circuit and explain how to measure Av ,Ro and Ri of an OPAMP. 6 Basic Working principles and characteristics of unijunction transistor Explain the working principle and characteristics of a unijunction transistor. 4 Explain the signal generation involving a UJT. 3 Four layer diode Explain the working and characteristics of a four layer diode.List its various applications and describe any one of these. 12 Silicon controlled rectifier Discuss the V-I characteristics of SCR? 3

UNIT-2 Junction Field Effect Transistors What do you understand by pinch off voltage in JEFT? Explain. 3 Define pinch off voltage and find an expression for it for FETs. Also draw the channel profile before and after pinch off in FETs. 6 Explain the construction and volt-ampere characteristics of a JEFT. 6 Sketch the basic structure of a JEFT and discuss in detail its output and transfer characteristics. 6 Compare BJT and FET. 3 Why the input impedance of a FET is very high as compared to a BJT? 2 Discuss small signal model of FET? Obtain various parameters. 2 Metal oxide semiconductor (MOSFET): field effect transistor

Discuss the performance of a p-channel FET. Also draw its V-I characteristics. 6 What is MOSFET? What is its principle of operation? 3 Discuss the enhancement and depletion mode of operation in MOSFET. 6 Describe the basic structure and operation of a depleted MOSFET. 4

 Explain the working of a p-channel depletion MOSFET and draw its drain and transfer characteristics. 6 Explain the operation and characteristics of a nchannel enhancement MOSFET. 6 Compare the p-channel and n-channel FETs. 4 Give the construction and operation of a MESFET (Metal semiconductor field effect transistor). Also explain its drain characteristics. 6 Feedback sinusoidal oscillators: Explain the difference between an amplifier and oscillator. 2 What are the conditions which convert an amplifier into a stable oscillator? 2 What are feedback sinusoidal oscillator? 2 Find the condition for oscillations and also find the frequency of oscillations of a FET phase shift oscillator. 6 What is Barkhausen criteria? Discuss the working of Colpitts oscillator with the help of a ckt diagram. 6 Draw the circuit diagram of a RC phase shift oscillator and explain its working. Why is it usually not used as a varible output frequency oscillator? 7 Sketch the circuit of a tuned-collector oscillator and explain its operation. 12 Draw the circuit diagram of the Wein bridge oscillator and explain its working. Calculate the

condition of sustained oscillations and frequency of oscillations. 12 Hartley and Colpitts oscillators are mostly used for high frequency oscillators. Why? 2 Multivibrators What are multi-vibrators? Give the operation of a bistable multi-vibrator. 6 How a bistable amplifier can be used waveshaping? 6 Describe a bistable multivibrator.Give its applications 6 Draw circuit for Schmitt trigger and explain its output response to ordinary input signal. 5 Explain the characteristics of astable multi-vibrator using its circuit diagram. Where is it used? 6 What are Multi-vibrators? Explain the operation of monostable multivibrator. Also find the time period of its quasi-stable. 12

UNIT-3 Digital Circuits: Describe how NAND and NOR gates are universal logic gates? 3 Explain Noise margin in digital circuits. 3 Show that 3 Reduce the following Boolean function: 3 State De Morgans laws. 3 Draw the ckt diagram of NOR DTL gate and explain its operation. 6 TTL open input is considered as logic 1. Explain. 2 Draw a DCTL circuit and explain its concept and operation. What are advantages and disadvantages of DCTL gates? 6 Show how to implement an OR with AND and NOT gates. 3 Implement a 3-input NAND gate (+ve loic) using (i) DTL and (ii) ECL techniques, and explain the operation. Which of the two methods is better and why? 12 Draw a totem-pole output buffer with a TTL gate and explain its operation. 6

 Explain the operation of a TTL NAND gate. How its speed can be improved? How output stage can be modified to have a large fanout? OR Draw a TTL NAND gate with Totem-pole output driver and explain that this arrangement improves the speed of circuit under capacitive loading. OR Draw a basic TTL NAND gate and explain its working. What are the limitations of TTL NAND gate which lead to totem-pole output stage? 6 Explain the cause and remedy of time delay in TTL NAND gate. 3 Sketch a two-input OR (and also NOR) ECL gate. What parameters determine its noise margin? Why are the two collector resistors unequal? 6 Explain ECL gates. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of ECL gates. 4 Write short note on HTL gates. 3 Give the need and operation of a HTL gate. Also discuss noise-immunity. 8 Draw a CMOS circuit and explain its operations. 6 Draw and discuss the operation of a CMOS negative NAND gate circuit. 6 Describe the operation of CMOS inverter. Discuss its one advantage over other logic families. 6 Briefly mention the parameters which may be used while comparing logic families. 3

K-maps: Find out the minimal expression for the given switching function using K-maps and draw simplified ckt: F(A,B,C,D)=(1,3,6,7,9,13,14,15) 8 Draw a simplified circuit diagram for the given Boolean function taking the help of K-maps: F(A,B,C,D)=(1,2,3,4,7,9)+(10,11,12,13,14) 8 Using K-map, simplify the following Boolean function and draw simplified circuit : F(A,B,C,D)=(0,1,2,3,4,5,6,9,13,15) 8 Using K-map, simplify the following Boolean function and implement using NAND gates : F(A,B,C,D)=(1,3,5,6,7,8,9) 8 Using K-map, simplify the following Boolean function and implement using gates: F(A,B,C,D)=(0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,13,14,15) 8

UNIT-4 Optoelectronics Device Explain the spectral response of a photo-transistor. Compare radiative and non-radiative transitions. 3 Explain the principle, operation and applications of a solar cell. What is fill factor? 6 Explain the construction, working and V-I characteristics of Solar cell. Also obtain related parameters. 6 How a Solar cell is different from a photo-diode? 3 What are LDR and LED? Give their applications. 6 Explain Transducers. Write notes on the following: (i) Resistance thermometers (ii) Thermocouples (iii) Metal semi-conductor photodiodes 12 Write notes on any two: (i) Photodiodes (ii) Light emitting diode (iii) Photo-transistor 6 What are Thermistors? Discuss their characteristics and one application. 6 Discuss the principle and operation of LDR. Discuss its three applications. 6 Discuss the construction and working of semiconductor diode laser. What can be its applications? 6 How a photo transistor can be a better detector than a photodiode? 3
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