Reg. No.

MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Manipal University
THIRD SEMESTER B.TECH. (E & C) DEGREE END SEMESTER EXAMINATION
NOV / DEC 2012
SUBJECT: ANALOG ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT (ECE - 201)
TIME: 3 HOURS

MAX. MARKS: 50

Instructions to candidates
Answer ANY FIVE full questions.
Missing data may be suitably assumed.
1A. If = 0.98 and VBE = 0.7V, find R1 in the circuit of Figure.1A for an emitter current
IE = -2 mA. Neglect the reverse saturation current.
1B. Draw the circuit of a transistor based RC phase shift oscillator. Draw its equivalent
circuit using simplified CE, small signal, low frequency model for the transistor.
Explain the working of the oscillator. Derive expression of frequency of oscillation.
Obtain the minimum value of hfe required to start the oscillations.
(4+6)
2A. A class A power amplifier with transformer fed load is to deliver a maximum of 5W
to a 4 load (RL = 4). The quiescent point is adjusted for symmetrical clipping,
and the collector supply voltage is VCC = 20 V. Assume no distortion and Vmin = 0.
(a) What is the transformer turns ratio n = N2/N1?
(b) What is the peak collector current I m?
(c) What is the quiescent operating point I C, VCE?
(d) What is the collector circuit efficiency?
(e) What is the power dissipated by the transistor when there is no input signal?
2B. Draw the small signal, low frequency model for a CC amplifier using simplified CE
model. Derive expressions for AI, Ri, AV, Ro and Ro for this amplifier.
(5+5)
3A. For the amplifier shown in Figure 3A, compute AI = Io/Ii, AV, AVs and Ri. Given:
hie = 1,100, hre = 2.5 X 10-4, hfe = 50, 1/ hoe = 40 K.
3B. Analyse an exponential sweep circuit with neat circuit diagram and waveform.
Obtain expressions for sweep speed error, transmission error & displacement error
for this circuit.
(6+4)

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4A. Draw the circuit of a common Drain amplifier with Drain Resistance. Draw its
equivalent small signal low frequency model. Derive expressions for AV & Ro.
4B. Given the following transistor measurements made at IC = 5mA, VCE = 10 V, and at
room temperature: hfe = 100, hie = 600, [Aie] = 10 at 10MHz, Cbc = 3pF
Find f, fT, Cbe, rbe and rbb.
(5+5)
5A. With the help of Feedback concepts analyse a current series feedback Amplifier
using FET. Draw the circuit of amplifier with and without feedback. Draw the
model of the amplifier without feedback. Derive expressions for GMf, Rif, Rof, Rof
& AVf.
5B Three identical cascaded amplifier stages have an overall upper 3-dB frequency of
20 kHz and a lower 3-dB frequency of 20 Hz. What are fL and fH of each stage?
Derive the formulas relating fL & fH with the the overall lower and upper 3-dB
frequencies respectively.
(6+4)
6A. The amplifier of Figure 6A utilizes an n-channel FET for which VP = -2.0 V and
IDSS = 1.65 mA. It is desired to bias the circuit at I D = 0.8 mA, using VDD = 24 V.
Assume r d >> Rd. Find (a) VGS, (b) gm, (c) Rs, (d) Rd, such that the voltage gain is at
least 20 dB, with Rs, bypassed with a very large capacitance C s.
6B. Draw the circuit of a class B push pull amplifier. Mention any two advantages of the
amplifier. Derive maximum possible value of theoretical conversion efficiency &
PC,max for this amplifier assuming no distortion.
(5+5)

Fig.1A
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Fig. 3A

Fig. 6A

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