QUESTION BANK FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS

BRANCH:- 3rd SEM COMPUTER SCIENCE

UNIT- 1 Q. 1 Explain the mobility and conductivity. Q. 2 Explain Hall Effect and its application. Q. 3 Explain continuity equation with suitable diagram and mathematical relation. Q. 4 Explain the significance of Fermi Energy level in intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductor. Q. 5 If a p-type semi-conductor base has width 5mm and thickness 3 mm. Find the mobility of hole when bar resistivity 200 K cm, the magnetic field is 0.1 Wb/m2. Q. 6 In an N-type semiconductor, the Fermi level lies 0.3 eV below the conduction band at 27 C . If the temperature is increased to 55 C, find the new position of Fermi level. Q. 7 How diodes can be used as circuit element, and explain the load line concept. Q. 8 Explain the negative clipper circuit with suitable circuits. UNIT-2 Q. 1 Expain the Ebers- Moll model of transistor. Q. 2 Draw and explain the biasing circuits in case of (I)fixed bias(ii) fixed bias with emitter resistor RE in series with emitter and reference ground, (iii) collerctor to base bias . Derive expression for stability factor S in terms of circuit components for the above circuits. Q. 3 Explain the thermal resistance and thermal stability of a power transistor circuit. What is the power dissipation condition to prevent thermal runaway. Q. 4 Derive the expression for Ic versus Ib for common Emitter transistor configuration in the active region . Q. 5 Define the following regions in a transistor: (a)active, (b)saruration, (c)cut-off Q. 6 Deduce expressions for Av, Ai, Ri, and Ro in a Common Emitter BJT amplifier in terms of hparameters. Q.7 Draw the circuit of transistor in common emitter configuration of BJT and sketch the output characteristics indicates the active, saturation and cutoff region. Derive the relationship between and for BJT.

UNIT- 3 Q.1 Draw the R-C coupled amplifier circuit. Calculate the current gain for low, middle and high frequency region. Q. 2 Explain the working of N-channel MOSFET. What is the difference between enhancement and depletion mode of operation. Q. 3 Explain Millers theorem. Define Boot- strapping with its electrical equivalent circuit? Q. 4 derive the following for the emitter follower circuit: 1. Avf 2. Rif 3. Rof Q. 5 Explain the working of FET as a voltage variable resistor(VVR). Q. 6 Differentiate between FET and BJT. Q. 7 Draw and explain the small signal model for FET.

UNIT-4
Q.1 Explain the effect of negative feedback on gain and frequency response of an amplifier with help of suitable diagram. Q.2 Discuss the voltage/currentseries/shunt feedback connections with expression for gain, input resistance and output resistance. Q.3 What is feed back and what are feed back amplifiers? Q. 4 What are the advantages and disadvantages of negative feed back? Q. 5 Differentiate between voltage and current feedback in amplifiers? Q. 6 Give the topology of current amplifier with current shunt feedback? Q. 7 State and Explain the Nyquist criterion for feedback amplifiers. Q. 8 Determine the voltage gain, input and output amplifier with feedback for Voltage series feedback having A =-100, Ri=10k, Ro=20 k and = -0.1

UNIT- 5
Q.1 What are the conditions for sustained oscillator or what is Backhouse criterion? Q. 2 What are the classifications of Oscillators? Q. 3 explain the operation of Hartley oscillator. Q. 4 Find the value of inductor in the Colpitts oscillator if c1=0.2f, c2=0.02f And the frequency of the oscillator is 10 kHz. Find the required gain for Oscillator?

Q. 5 Give a short note on crystal oscillator? Q.6 Explain Schimtt trigger circuit. Q. 7 With a neat sketch, explain the working of 1. Astable multivibrator 2. Monostable Multivibrator 3. Bistable multivibrator Q. 8 With a neat circuit diagram explain the working of RC phase shift oscillator.Derive the expression for its frequency of oscillator?