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UNIT 1 SEMICONDUCTOR DIODE AND BJT 1. How a PN junction can be formed? The P-type semiconductor and N-type semiconductor are chemically combined together with a special fabrication technique to form a P-N junction. 2.List out the common diode applications? (or)State the applications of PN Junction diode. i.Rectifiers ii.Power supplies iii. clippers and Clampers iv.Oscillators 3. What is diffusion capacitance? In forward biased condition, width of the depletion region decreases and holes from p side get diffused in n side while electrons from n side move into the p-side.As the applied voltage increases,consentration of injected charged particles increases. This rate of change of the injected charge with applied voltage is defined as a capacitance called diffusion capacitance. 4.Define the term transition capacitance? When a PN junction is reverse biased, the depletion layer acts like a dielectric material while P and N type regions on either side which has low resistance act as the plates. In this way a reverse biased PN junction may be regarded as parallel plate capacitor and thus the capacitance across this set up is called as the transition capacitance. CT = A/W Where CT - transition capacitance A - Cross section area of the junction W Width of the depletion region 5. what is recovery time? Give its types. When a diode has its state changed from one type of bias to other a transient accompanies the diode response, i.e., the diode reaches steady state only after an interval
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of time t r called as recoverytime. The recovery time can be divided in to two types such as (i) forward recovery time (ii) reverse recovery time What is meant by forward recovery time? The forward recovery time may be defined as the time interval from the instant of 10% diode voltage to the instant this voltage reaches 90% of the final value. It is represented as t f r. 6. What is meant by reverse recovery time? The reverse recovery time can be defined as the time required for injected or the excess minority carrier density reduced to zero , when external voltage is suddenly reversed. 7. Define storage time. The interval time for the stored minority charge to become zero is called storage time. It is represented as t s. 8. Define transition time. The time when the diode has normally recovered and the diode reverse current reaches reverse saturaton current I0 is called as transition time. It is represented as tt. 9. What is break down? What are its types? When the reverse voltage across the pn junction is increased rapidly at a voltage the junction breaksdown leading to a current flow across the device. This phenomenon is called as break down and thevoltage is break down voltage. The types of break down are i) zener break down ii)Avalanche breakdown 10. What is zener breakdown? Zener break down takes place when both sides of the junction are very heavily doped and Consequently the depletion layer is thin and consequently the depletion layer is tin. When a small value of reverse bias voltage is applied, a very strong electric field is set up across the thin depletion layer. This electric field is enough to break the covalent

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bonds. Now extremely large number of free charge carriers are produced which constitute the zener current. This process is known as zener break down. 11. What is a varactor diode? A diode which is based on the voltage variable capacitance of the reverse biased p-n junction is said to be varactor diode. It has other names such as varicaps, voltacaps. 12. What is a tunnel diode? The tunnel diode is a pn junction diode in which the impurity concentration is greatly increased about 1000 times higher than a conventional PN junction diode thus yielding a very thin depletion layer. This diode utilizes a phenomenon called tunneling and hence the diode is referred as tunnel diode. 13. What is tunneling phenomenon? The phenomenon of penetration of the charge carriers directly though the potential barrier instead of climbing over it is called as tunneling. 14. What is Transistor? Transistor is a three terminal device whose output current, voltage and /or power is controlled by input current. Three terminals: emitter, base, collector 15. What is biasing? Inorder to operate transistor in the desired region we have to apply external d.c. voltages of correct polarity and magnitude to the two junctions of the transistor. This is nothing but the biasing of the transistor. 16. When the transistor operates as a switch ? Transistor operates as a switch when it is operated in the cutoff region or saturation region. 17. Define stability factor. Stability factor is defined as the rate of change of collector current with respect to the rate of change of reverse saturation current 18.What do you meant by thermal runway? Due to the self heating at the collector junction, the collector current rises. This causes damage to the device. This phenomenon is called thermal runway. 19. Why is the transistor called a current controlled device?

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The output characteristics of the transistor depend on the input current. So the transistor is called a current controlled device. 20. Define operating point(Q point). The Q point or Quiescent point or operating point is the point where d.c.load line intersects proper base current curve. The co-ordinates of Q point decide the zero values of Ic and Vce in a common Emitter transistor. 21. Why do we choose q point at the center of the load line? The operating point of a transistor is kept fixed usually at the center of the active region in order that the input signal is well amplified. If the point is fixed in the saturation region or the cut off region the positive and negative half cycle gets clipped off respectively. 22. What is reverse saturation current? The thermally generated charge carriers cross the junction & giving rise to the current called reverse saturation current. 23.State the applications of Zener diode 1. To regulate the voltage against the variations in supply voltage or load current 2. In linear wave shaping circuits 3. In non-linear wave shaping circuits like clipping & clamping circuits 24. What is Diffusion Current? The movement of charge carriers from a region of higher concentration to that of lower concentration of the same type of charge carriers in semiconductors is known as diffusion current 25. What is Continuity equation? The fundamental law governing the flow of charge is called continuity equation. The equation is based on the fact Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. 26. Define Depletion region & space region. The region containing the uncovered acceptor & donor ions, in the vicinity of the junction is called depletion region. Since this region has immobile ions, which are electrically charged, the depletion region is also known as space charge region. 27. What is Cut-in or threshold voltage? It is the level below which the current is very small & at the cut-in voltage the potential barrier is overcome and the current through the junction starts to increase rapidly. 28. Define Potential Barrier(or)Barrier potential.
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The additional holes trying to diffuse to the N-region are repelled by the uncovered positive charge of the donor ions. Similarly the electrons trying to diffuse into the p-region are repelled by the uncovered negative charge of the acceptor ions. Thus the barrier is set up near the junction, which prevents the further movement of charge carriers. This is called as potential barrier or junction barrier. 29. What do you mean by d.c load line? The load line represents the relationship between current and voltage in the linear part of the circuit. The load line is drawn between the saturation point in the collector current axis and the cutoff point in the collector voltage axis. If the input signal is assumed to be zero,then the load line is called as d.c load line.
IC(sat) = VCC/(RC+RE) DC Load Line IC (mA)

VCE(off) = VCC VCE

30. What are the current components in a diode? On P side, I=Ipp(x) +Inp(x) Where, Ipp(x)-current due to holes on p side. Inp(x)-current due to electrons on p side. On N side, I=Inn(x)+ Ipn (x) Where, Inn(x)-current due to electrons on n side. Ipn(x)-current due to holes on n side. UNIT 2 FET, UJT AND SCR 1. What is JFET? And What are the terminals and types in JFET? JFET- Junction Field Effect Transistor. And the terminals are Gate, Drain and Source and the types are N- Channel JFET and P- Channel JFET . 2. List out the biasing schemes available to achieve the required bias in a FET. Voltage divider bias, Base bias, Emitter feedback bias, Collector feedback bias, Emitter bias. 3.Mention the parameters of JFET. i) ii) iii) a.c. drain resistance Transconductance Amplification factor
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It is the ratio of small change in drain current to the corresponding change in drain to source voltage. 5. What is amplification factor in JFET? It is the ratio of small change in drain to source voltage to the corresponding change in Gate to source voltage. 6. Why do we choose q point at the center of the load line? The operating point of a transistor is kept fixed usually at the center of the active region in order that the input signal is well amplified. If the point is fixed in the saturation region or the cut off region the positive and negative half cycle gets clipped off respectively. 7. Define MOSFET and what are all the terminals? Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor. The terminals are gate, Drain and source. 8. What are all the types of MOSFET? i) Enhancement type ii) Depletion type 9. Differentiate Enhancement and Depletion MOSFET. Enhancement MOSFET 1.Positive voltage at the gate 2.Inversion layer is made 3. Negative charges are formed 10. Compare P channel with N channel MOSFET. P Channel 1. Channel is made up of P-Type material 2. Can be operated both in enhancement and depletion mode. 3. Drain current ID will be less 4. Transconductance () will be less 5. ID is contributed due to holes N-Channel 1. Channel is made up of N-type material 2. Can be operated both in enhancement and depletion mode. 3. Drain current ID will be more 4. Comparatively more 5. ID is contributed due to electrons Depletion MOSFET 1. Negative voltage at the gate 2. Depletion of majority carriers happens 3.Positive charges are formed

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11. Mention few applications of UJT? 1.Phase control 2. Saw tooth generators 3. Non-sinusoidal oscillators 4. Triggering device for SCR and DIAC. 12. Give some applications of DIAC. 1.To trigger TRIAC 2. Motor speed control 3. Heat control 4. Light dimmer circuits. 13. Give typical applications of TRIAC. 1.Heater control 2. Motor speed control 3. Phase control 4. Static switches. 14.Define holding current. It is that value of current below which the SCR switches from the conduction state (ON state) to forward blocking state.It is denoted as IH. 15. Define Latching current. It is the minimum current flowing from anode to cathode when SCR goes from OFF to ON state even after gate bias is removed. It is greater than, but very close to holding current. 16. Define pinch off voltage. The drain source voltage(VDS) at which the drain current (ID )reaches to its constant saturation level is called as pinch off voltage,VP VP = (q ND a2)/2 17. Why thermal runaway not present in FET? Thermal runaway does not exist in JFET, because drain resistance rd increases with the temperature, which reduces ID.Thus with the reduction of ID the temperature of the device is reduced. 18. Define intrinsic standoff ratio of UJT.
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It is defined as the ratio between the internal resistance of a base (RB1) to the interbase resistance(RB1+RB2),with IE=0(i.e)emitter diode is not conducting. =RB1/(RB1+RB2) IE=0. 19. What is meant by unipolar device? Give an example. In a device, if current is carried by only one type of charged particles ,i.e electrons or holes. It is called as unipolar device. eg.FET. 20. What is TRIAC? 21. What is DIAC? 22. What is UJT? UNIT 3 AMPLIFIERS 1. How the transistors work as an amplifier? The transistor can be work as an amplifier when it is operated in the active region. In active region the base emitter junction is forwars biased and collector emitter junction will be reverse biased. 2. What is an amplifier? An amplifier is a device which produces a large electrical output of similar Characteristics to that of the input parameters. 3. How are amplifiers classified according to the input? 1. Small signal amplifier 2. Large signal amplifier 4. How are amplifiers classified according to the transistor configuration? 1. Common emitter amplifier 2. Common base amplifier 3. Common collector Amplifier. 5. What is the different analysis available to analyze a transistor? 1. AC analysis 2. DC analysis 6. What is the necessary of the coupling capacitor? It is used to block the c signal to the transistor amplifier. It allows a c &blocks the d c. 7.Why bypass and coupling capacitor are used in amplifier circuits? i. Bypass capacitor CE : The capacitor connected in parallel with the emitter resistor RE is called
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as the emitter bypass capacitor. This capacitor offers a low reactance to the amplified ac signal.Therefore the emitter resistor RE gets bypassed through CE for only the ac signals. This will increase the voltage gain of the amplifier. Moreover as CE acts as an

open circuit for dc voltages, it does not bypass RE for dc conditions. Thus, presence of CE does not alter the dc biasing conditions. ii. Input coupling capacitor : The input coupling capacitor is used for coupling the ac input voltage Vi to

the base of the transistor.As capacitors block dc, this capacitor helps to block any dc component present in Vi and couples only the ac component of the input signal.

iii. Out put coupling capacitor : This capacitor couples the amplifier out put to the load resistance or to the next stage of the amplifier. It is used for blocking the dc part and passing the ac part of the amplified signal to the load. 8. Define the term feedback of an amplifier. It is the process of injecting some energy from the output and then returns it back to the input. Amplifiers which uses feed back principle is called as feed back amplifiers. 9. What is meant by h-parameter? In transistor analysis Input impedance and output impedance and forward current transfer, fraction of output voltage at input are calculated. They are mixture of different units and hence referred to as hybrid parameters(h-parameters). 10. Mention the benefits of h-parameters. i) real numbers at audio frequency ii) Easy to measure iii) Obtained from the transistor static characteristic curves iv) Convenient to use in circuit analysis. 11. Define class A amplifier and mention its types. The power amplifier is said to be class B amplifier if the Q point and the input signal are selected such that the output signal is obtained for a full input cycle For this the Q point is approximately on the reference axis.

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For this the Q point is approximately at the midpoint of the load line. The class A amplifier are further classified into series fed directly couple and Transformer coupled amplifier. 12. Define class B amplifier. The power amplifier is said to be class A amplifier if the Q point and the input signal are selected such that the output signal is obtained only for one half cycle for a full input cycle. 13. Define class C amplifier and mention its types. The power amplifier is said to be class B amplifier if the Q point and the input signal are selected such that the output signal is obtained for less than a half cycle, for a full input cycle. For this the Q point is approximately on the reference axis. 14. Define class AB operation of a Power amplifier. The power amplifier is said to be class AB amplifier if the Q point and the input signal are selected such that the output signal is obtained for more than 180 but less than 360 for a full input cycle. For this the Q point is above X axis but below the midpoint of a load line. 15. Compare Class A, Class B, Class C and Class AB amplifier. Class Operating cycle Position of Q point A 360 Centre of load line B 180 On X axis C less than 180 Below X axis AB 180 to 360 Above X axis but below the centre of load line Efficiency Poor,25% to 50% Better, 78.5% High Higher than A but less than B 50 % to 78.5% Distortion Absent PRESENT. More than class A Highest Present

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16. What are the advantages and disadvantages of push-pull amplifier? Advantages: i) The efficiency is much higher than the class A operation ii) When there is no input signal, the power dissipation is zero iii) The even harmonics get cancelled. iv) Due to transformer impedance matching is possible Disadvantages: i) ii) iii) Two center tap transformers are necessary The transformers make the circuit bulky and hence costlier. Frequency response is poor.

17. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Complementry symmentry class B amplifier? Advantages: i) ii) iii) As the circuit is transformerless,its weight,size and cost are less Due to common collector configuration,impedance matching is possible. Frequency response improves.

Disadvantages: i) ii) the circuit needs two separate voltage supplies. The output is distorted to cross over distortion.

18. What is meant by Complementary symmetry Class B amplifier? The push pull amplifier is constructed using two transistors of same type but the Complementary symmetry Class B amplifier is making use of one n-p-n and one p-n-p type transistor. The common collector configuration has lowest output impedance and hence the impedance matching is possible. 19. What is cross over distortion? The distortion in the output voltage waveform due to the cut-in voltage of the transistor is called as cross-over distortion. 20. What is emitter follower? The common collector amplifier circuit is called as emitter follower. Since, in the common collector circuit, the emitter terminal follows the signal voltage applied to the base.
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UNIT-IV FEEDBACK AMPLIFERS AND OSCILLATORS 1) What is feed back? To improve the performance of the amplifier, a part of the output signal is sampled and fed back to the input of the amplifier that is called feedback. 2) What are the types of feed back? i) Positive feedback ii) Negative feedback 3) What is negative feedback? If the input signal and part of the output signal is sampled and fed back to the input are in out of phase then that is called positive feedback.which is used in amplifiers 4) What is positive feedback? If the input signal and part of the output signal is sampled and fed back to the input are in phase then that is called positive feedback.it is used in oscillators. 5) Classify the feedback amplifiers. Based on the magnitudes of the input and output impedances of an amplifier relative to the source and load impedances respectively. The amplifiers can be broadly classified into four categories: a. Voltage Amplifier b.Current amplifier c. Transconductance amplifier d.Tran resistance amplifier 6) Compare the negative feedback on feedback amplifier.(OR)What are the advantages and disadvantages of negative feedback. Parameter Voltage series Gain with feedback Stability Frequency Improves Improves Improves Improves Improves Improves Improves Improves
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Current series Decreases

Current shunt Decreases

Voltage shunt Decreases

Decreases

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response Frequency Distortion Noise and Nonlinear distortion Input resistace Output resistace Decreases Increases Increases Decreases Increases Increases Increases Increases Reduces Reduces Reduces Reduces Reduces Reduces Reduces Reduces

7) Define Oscillators. An oscillator is a circuit which basically acts as a generator, generating the output signal which oscillates with constant amplitude and constant desired frequency. 8) State Barkhausen criterion(or)State the conditions for oscillation. i) The total phase shift around a loop is 360or 0 ii) The magnitude of the product of the open loop gain of the amplifier (A) and the feedback factor () is unity. 9) Give the classification of oscillators. *Based on the output waveform i) Sinusoidal oscillator ii) Non sinusoidal oscillator * Based on the circuit components i) RC oscillators ii) LC oscillators * Based on the range of output frequency i) Audio frequency oscillator (frequency lies between 20 Hz to 200 KHz) ii) Radio frequency oscillator (frequency lies in GHz) 10) Write the frequency of oscillation for RC phase shift oscillator.

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F=

1 ______________ 2 RC (4 K + 6)

11) Compare RC phase shift and wien bridge oscillator

S.No 1.

RC phase shift oscillator It is a phase shift oscillator used for low frequency range.

wien bridge oscillator It is a phase shift oscillator used for low frequency range. The feedback network is lead lag network which is called wien bridge circuit.

2.

The feedback network is RC network with three RC sections

3.

The feedback network introduces 180 phase shift

The feedback network does not introduces any phase shift Op-amp is used in not inverting mode

4.

Op-amp is used in an inverting mode Op-amp circuit introduces 180 phase shift

5.

Op-amp circuit does not introduces any phase shift The frequency of oscillation is F= 1 ____ 2 RC

6.

The frequency of oscillation is F= 1 _________ 2 RC 6

7.

The frequency variation is difficult

Mounting the two capacitors on common shaft and varying their values, frequency can be varied

12) What is meant by Tank circuit?

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The oscillators which use the elements L and C to produce the oscillations are called LC oscillators. The circuit using elements L and C is called Tank circuit or oscillatory circuit. This circuit is also called the resonating circuit. 13) Define Hartley oscillator. A LC oscillator which uses two inductive reactance and one capacitive reactance in its feedback network is called Hartley Oscillator. 14) Define Colpitts oscillator. A LC oscillator which uses two capacitive reactance and one inductive reactance in its feedback network is called Hartley Oscillator. 15) What are the main advantages of crystal oscillator? The main advantages of crystal oscillator are frequency accuracy, stability and low power consumption. UNIT - V PULSE CIRCUITS AND POWER SUPPLY 1.What do you mean by clipping/clipper/limiter circuits? The clipper circuits are used to remove the certain portions of the waveform,above or below the certain levels,as per the requirements.thus the circuits which are used to clip off unwanted portions of the waveform without distoring the remaining part of the waveform are called clipper circuits or clippers. 2. write the types of clipper. i)series clipper * Series positive clipper * Series negative clipper ii) Parallel clipper * Parallel positive clipper * Parallel Negative clipper 3.What do you mean by clamping circuits and mention its types? The circuits which are used to add a dc level as per the requirements to the a.c. output signal are called clamper circuits. i) ii) Negative clampers Positive clampers
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4. What do you mean by positive and negative clipper circuits? The positive clipper is used to clip off the positive portion of the input across the output. And the negative clipper is used to clip off the positive portion of the input across the output. 5. What do you mean by Multivibrators and mention its types? The multivibrators are used to produce the non sinusoidal input signal. Types: * Astable multivibrators * Monostable multivibrators * Bistable multivibrators 6. Mention the application of schimitt trigger circuit. An important application of schimitt trigger circuit is its use as an amplitude comparator. It identifies the moment at which any arbitary waveform attains a particular reference level(LTP & UTP).That Is Any Arbitrary Input (Unshaped) can be converted to a square wave. 7. What is rectifier? Rectifiers is a device which is used to convert Ac voltage to pulsating Dc. 8. What are all the types of rectifiers? *Uncontrolled rectifier (making use of diodes) Single phase half wave rectifier Single phase full wave rectifier Three phase half wave rectifier Three phase full wave rectifier * Controlled Rectifier (making use of Thyristors) Single phase half wave rectifier Single phase full wave rectifier Three phase half wave rectifier Three phase full wave rectifier 9. What is voltage regulator? The voltage regulator circuits keeps the output voltage constant inspite of changes in load current or input voltage.
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10. Mention the types of voltage regulators. *Shunt voltage regulators * Series voltage regulators 11. What is the need of Switched mode power supply (SMPS)? To overcome the following demerits present in linear regulators the SMPS is used. The required input step down transformer is bulky and expensive Due to low line frequency large values of filter capacitors are required. The efficiency is very low Input must be greater than he output voltage As large is the difference between input and output voltage, more is the power dissipation in the series pass transistor For higher input voltages, efficiency decreases The need for dual supply, is not economical and feasible to achieve with the the help of linear regulators. 12.Define PIV. When diode is reverse biased then full transformer secondary voltage is impressed across it.Thus,peak value of inverse voltage to which the diode get subjected is called as peak inverse voltage. 13.What is meant by monostable,bistable,astable multivibrator? Bistable multivibrator-It has two stable states.The multivibrator can exist indefinitely in either of the two stable states .It requires an external triggering pulse to change from one state to another. Monostable Multivibrator:It has one stable state and one quasi state.The multivibrator remains in a stable state and when external triggering is applied,then multivibrator goes to quasi state .After some time interval,the circuit automatically returns to normal state. Astable Multivibrator-The astable multivibrator has both the states as the quasi stable states .None of the state is stable.Due to this,the multivibrator automatically makes the successive transition from one quasi stable state to other ,without any triggering pulse. 14.What is the need for filter circuit?
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The output of the rectifier is not pure dc ,it contains fluctuations or ripple ,which is undesired.To minimize the ripple content in the output the filter circuit is used.These circuits are connected between the filter and the load circuit. 15. Applications of Monostable,bistable,astable multivibrator. Refer book.

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