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MID YEAR EXAMINATION 2005

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Science, Engineering & Technology Electrical and Computer Engineering EEET 2097 Electronic Circuits 14 June 2005 1:45pm 5:00pm

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Question 1 (5+4+6+3 points): A) If RE=9.4 k, Vcc=10 V, VEE=10 V (-VEE=-10V), and Vbe for both transistors is equal to 0.6 V, calculate emitter current for each transistor. What is the bias voltage at emitter (VE) and base (VB) of each transistor? B) If Rc1=Rc2=10 k, what is collector voltage? What is the maximum voltage swing in output (neglect the saturation voltage)? C) Calculate the differential mode and common mode gains, if h fe==200 for each transistor. Consider VT=25 mV. D) If vin1 = 10cos(t) mV and vin2 = 10cos(t) mV, find an expression for vout.

Vcc

Rc1

Rc2

Vout

Vin11 +
1

Vin22

RE -VEE

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Question 2 (4+2+4+6 points): A regulated power supply is shown below. The Zener diode voltage is V z= 4.3 V. A) if RA=RB=10 k calculate the output Voltage (Vout) B) RL=10 . Calculate the load current. If of the transistor Q1, is 100 calculate its base current IB. C) Assume zener diode current is 10 mA and Vinput is 20 V. Calculate the value of R. D) By choosing a proper RB (a variable resistor (RV)+ a constant resistor (RC), RV+RC=RB) make a variable voltage regulator that can change from 6V to 15 V. Calculate RV and RC. RA=10 k.
Q1 + R RA +

Vinput

Vout RL

Zener Diode

RB

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Question 3 (8+8 points): A) Calculate the bias point for the circuit shown. Determine voltages at all nodes and currents (label the nodes and currents in the circuit below) through the device (Vt=1 V, kn(W/L)=0.2 mA/V2, RG=5 G, RD=2 k and VDD=5 V). The coupling capacitor is large. B) Draw the small signal equivalent circuit. Calculate devices trans-conductance (gm) and the amplifiers voltage gain.

VDD=10 V

RG=5G

RD=5 k
+

Vou
t

Vin

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Question 4 (3+3+4+4 points): For the step-up (boost) switching power supply circuit shown find: A) The steady state output voltage (Vout). B) If the average output current is 0.5 A calculate the load resistance R L. C) Calculate the peak-to-peak change in the inductor current as well as the minimum and maximum currents in the inductor. D) If the capacitor is 1000 F calculate the peakto-peak value of the output voltage ripple. T1=20 sec, T= 40 sec, Vin=10 V, L= 2 mH.

VSW

L=2 mH

Diode

T1

T2 T

Vout RL

Vin=10 V
VSW

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Question 5 (2+3+3+5+2+4 points): For a pn junction diode with the following parameters: NA=1017/cm3, ND=1016/cm3 ni= 1010 /cm3, VT=25mV A=0.010.01 cm2=10-4 cm2 (diodes cross section) Dp= 10 cm2/V, Dn= 20 cm2/V Lp= 210-3 cm, Ln=10-3 cm A) Calculate the diode forward bias voltage (barrier voltage). B) Calculate the saturation current, IS. C) If the relation between the electron current and the hole current is In=0.1195IP and IF (diodes forward current) is equal to 0.1 mA, calculate In and IP. D) Calculate n and p and then from In and IP calculate T. E) Calculate the diffusion capacitance (Cd) F) If for the circuit shown, the forward bias voltage is V 0=0.895 V (instead of 0.7 V for normal silicon type diodes), and if the junction capacitance is 10 pF calculate the delay time needed to switch on the diode. Input voltage (V in) is changing from -10 V to 10 V and the diode has been in the switch-off mode for a long time. Rs=1 k.
RS

Vin

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Question 6 (12+5 points): A) The Figures below show a simple class-A power amplifier and the corresponding load current (iC). i) Find the dc bias current of the transistor. ii) Find the amplitude of the signal current through the load. iii) Find the conversion efficiency of the amplifier. iv) What is the theoretical maximum efficiency that can be obtained from this circuit? Why is the calculated efficiency in iii) far less than the theoretical maximum?

Rload 100

iC iC

100mA

Large

200mA

time

B) A VBE multiplier is used to bias a class-AB push-pull power output stage as shown. Find the bias current I. Assume is large and |VBE| = 0.7V when ON. You do not need other component values.

I 3k 1k 1 1 I

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