ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS I

MODEL QUESTION PAPER

Instructions:
1. Answer total 5 questions selecting any 2 questions from Part A, any 2
questions from Part B and 1 question from Part C.
2. Assume any additional data if necessary
3. Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever required.

Part A
Q1
a) Give the continuity equation for electron 2
b) Explain the effect of temperature on extrinsic semiconductor 4
c) Compare Insulators, Metals and Semiconductors based on energy bands 6
d) Describe the formation of PN junction in a diode and explain with relevant
plots, space charge, electric field, voltage with respect to space charge width 8

Q2
a) Explain the construction and working of p-i-n diode 7
b) Explain with neat diagram VI characteristics of tunnel diode 7
c) Design a power supply using section filter to give dc output of 25V at 100mA with a
ripple factor not to exceed 0.01%. 6

Q3.
a) Explain the energy band diagram of schottky barrier diode. 6

b) Determine Vo for the given network. 4

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 c) With the help of circuit diagram and waveforms explain the operation of a C filter.

A 12V center tapped transformer is used in FWR with 100F capacitor to provide
filtering for a 1000 load. Calculate the following
1. Ripple
2. DC output voltage
3. If the lowest voltage that could be tolerated was 6V, what is the minimum size
of the capacitor used for the same load.? 10

Part B
Q4

a) Derive the expression for the input impedance, output impedance, voltage gain for
CE emitter amplifier using voltage divider bias. As shown in circuit diagram. Use
hybrid parameters for small signal analysis. 8

b) For the amplifier shown in fig uses transistors with values hie=1.1k10-4, hfe = 50 and
hoe=2.510-6A/V. calculate Ai, Av, Avs, Ri. 8

c) Explains Millers theorem 4

Q5.

a) Design a class B push pull amplifier circuit to deliver 200mW to a 4 load using 2N109
transistors. Given that Vce (max) for 2N109=25V, transformer efficiency = 70%. 10
b) Compare the different types of coupling methods in multistage amplifiers. 6
c) Single ended power amplifiers are not much used in practical circuits compared to push
pull amplifiers. Explain. 4

Q6.

a) What is crossover distortion? with the help of a neat circuit diagram, explain how
crossover distortion can be eliminated. 4
b) For a class B amplifier using a supply of Vcc = 30V and driving a load of 16 determine the
maximum input power, output power, and transistor dissipation. 6
c) Explain the operation of class A transformer coupled power amplifier. 8
d) What transformer turns ratio is required to match a 16 speaker load so that the effective
load resistance seen at the primary is 10k? 2

Part C

Q7.

a) In series inductor filter the ripple content of the output voltage consists mainly of second
harmonic frequency (e.g. 100Hz). Briefly justify the above statement. 5
b) An L section filter is used in the output of a full wave rectifier that is fed from 40-0-40V
transformer. The load current is 0.2A. Two 40F capacitors and two 2H chokes are
available. The diodes used are assumed to be ideal. Assume that the input power line
frequency applied to the transformer primary winding is 50Hz.
1. Show that single L section filter can be designed using the available components which
can supply a continuous current to the load at all times.
2. Calculate 100Hz ripple voltage when the filter consists of one choke and one capacitor
3. Compare the 100Hz ripple voltage when the two chokes are in series and the 2
capacitors are in parallel, to provide the resultant inductance and capacitance in the
filter. 7
c) Briefly discuss the frequency response of multistage amplifier and derive the expression
for lower and upper cutoff frequencies. 8
Q8.

a) Determine Vce for the voltage divider bias configuration 6

b) Calculate the stability factor and the changes in Ic from 25C to 100C for the transistor
defined in table for the following bias arrangements
1. Fixed bias with RB=240k and =100
2. Emitter bias with RB=240k, RE=1k and =100
3. Emitter bias with RB=47k, RE=4.7k and =100 8
c) Determine Vo for the network 6