ELECTRONIC DEVICES & CIRCUITS (EC)

EC.1) If the input to a comparator is a sine wave, the output is a
(a) ramp voltage
(b) sine wave
(c) rectangular wave
(d) sawtooth wave
Answer is (c)
Explanation
Comparator compares the input value with a reference voltage and returns either high or low depending on the comparison operator (greater/lesser/greater than or equal to/less than equal to/equal to and so on). Thus the output waveform will have only two levels, high and low which further yields a rectangular wave.

EC.2) Silicon is doped with boron to a concentration of 4x1017  atoms per cubic centimeters (atoms/cm3). Assume the intrinsic carrier concentration of silicon to be 1.5x1010 per cubic centimeters (atoms/cm3) and the value of kT/q to be 25mV at 300K. Compared to undoped silicon , the Fermi level of doped silicon
(a) goes sown by 0.13 eV
(b) goes up by 0.13eV
(c) goes down by 0.427 eV
(d) goes up by 0.427 eV

Answer is (c) 
Explanation:
${N_A} = 4\times 10^{17}$
${n_i} =1.5\times 10^{10}$
${V_T} = \frac{kT}{q}$ $ q \times {V_T} = kT$(q is charge of electron) $kT = 25meV$ $ E_{F_P} $(Fermi Level of P-Type doped Si) $E_{F_i}$(Fermi Level of intrinsic Si) $E_{F_i} - E_{F_P} = kT\ln (\frac{N_A}{n_i})$ $E_{F_i} - E_{F_P} = 25\times10^{3}\ln(\frac{4\times10^{17}}{1.5\times10^{10}})$ $ E_{F_i} - E_{F_P} = 0.457eV \therefore E_{F_P}$ moves down by 0.457eV

EC.3) When transistors are used in digital circuits they usually operate in the
(a) active region
(b) breakdown region
(c) saturation and cutoff regions
(d) linear region
Answer is (c)
Explanation
Digital circuits operate on the principle of binary logic i.e., ones and zeros, which can be represented by high and low voltage levels. Thus transistors in digital circuits operate in saturation and cut-off regions, representing ON and OFF states.

EC.4) Semiconductor A has a higher band gap than semiconductor B. If both have same dimensions, the same number of electrons at a given temperature and the same electron & hole mobilities, then
(a) A has the same number of holes as B
(b) A has larger number of holes than B
(c) A has lesser number of holes than B
(d) all of above
Answer is (b)
Explanation: The empty energy levels refer to the Holes Filled in Valence Band Thereby, an HIGHER BAND GAP implies Greater number of Holes.

EC.5) The effect of doping in intrinsic semiconductor is to
(a) move the Fermi level away from the center of forbidden band
(b) move the Fermi level towards the center of forbidden band
(c) change crystal structure of semiconductor
(d) keep the Fermi level at the middle of forbidden band
Answer is (b)

EC.6) To operate properly, a transistor's base-emitter junction must be forward biased with reverse bias applied to which junction?
(a) collector-emitter
(b) base-collector
(c) base-emitter
(d) collector-base
Answer is (d)

EC.7) Most commonly used semiconductor material is
(a) silicon
(b) germanium
(c) mixture of silicon and germanium
(d) none of the above
Answer is (a)

EC.8) In which of these is reverse recovery time nearly zero?
(a) Zener diode
(b) Tunnel diode
(c) Schottky diode
(d) PIN diode
Answer is (c)
Reason
In Schottky diode, there is no accumulation of charges.

EC.9) For a transistor in cutoff state, Vce will be approximately equal to
(a) Vcc
(b) Vb
(c) 0.2V
(d) 0.7V
Answer is (a)
Explanation



Applying KVL to the circuit,  Vcc IcRc-Vce 
When the transistor is open, there is no current flow and thus Iwill be zero. Thus Vcc Vce

EC.10)The electron & hole concentrations in a intrinsic semiconductor are Ni & Pi respectively, when doped with a p-type material, these change to N & P respectively , then:
a) N + P = Ni +Pi
b) N + Ni = P + Pi
c) N*Pi = Ni*P
d) N*P = Ni * Pi
Answer is (d)

EC.11) Current flow in a semiconductor depends on the phenomenon of
(a) drift
(b) diffusion
(c) recombination
(d) all of above
Answer is (d)

EC.12) If a transistor operates at the middle of the dc load line, a decrease in the current gain will move the Q point:
(a) off the load line
(b) nowhere
(c) up
(d) down
Answer is (d)
Explanation



Current gain is given by IC/IB. From Figure, it is clear that as the Q-point moves down the load line, Idecreases which inturn decreases the current gain.

EC.13) Voltage gain of an emitter follower is
(a) much less than one
(b) approximately equal to one
(c) greater than one
(d) zero
Answer is (b)
Explanation
Voltage gain is given by Vo/Vin
In emitter follower, Vo=Vin
Thus the voltage gain of the emitter follower is approximately equal to one.


EC.14) Match List- I with List - II & select the correct answer using CODE given below the lists

List-I                                               List-II
A. Drift current                               1. Law of conservation of charge
B. Einstein's equation                     2. Electric field
C. Diffusion current                        3. Thermal Voltage
D. Continuity equation                   4. Concentration gradient

CODE:
      A      B    C     D
(a)  2      3     4      1
(b)  2      1     4      3
(c)  4      1     2      3
(d)  1      3     4      2
Answer is (a)
Explanation 
1. Drift Current is motion of charged particle due to Electric field
2. Einstein's Equation is related to Thermal Voltage which is given by kT/q
3. Diffusion current is due to concentration gradient
4. Continuity Equation is related to Law of Conservation of charge


EC.15) In an abrupt pn-junction the doping concentrations on the p-side and n-side are Na=9x10^16/cm^3 and Nd=1x10^16/cm^3 respectively. The pn junction is reverse biased and the total depletion width is 3 um. The depletion width on p-side is
(a) 2.7 um
(b) 0.3 um
(c) 2.25 um
(d) 0.75 um
Answer is ()

EC.16) In an n channel JFET, the gate is
(a) n type
(b) p type
(c) either n or p
(d) partially n & partially p
Answer is (b)

EC.17) Characteristics of a Voltage Follower circuit are:
(a) high input impedance, low output impedance,unity gain
(b) high input impedance, high output impedance, unity gain
(c) low input impedance, high output impedance,
No unity gain
(d) High input impedance, low output impedance, no unity gain
Answer is (a)

EC.18) In p-n-p transistor the current Ie has two components viz. Iep due to injection of holes from p-region to n-region and Ien due to injection of electrons from n-region to p-region. Then
(a) Iep and Ien are almost equal
(b) Iep >> Ien
(c) Ien >> Iep
(d) either (a) or (c)
Answer is (b)

EC.19) Assertion (A): A p-n junction has high resistance in reverse direction.
Reason (R): When a reverse bias is applied to p-n junction, the width of depletion layer increases.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer is (a)

EC.20) Impurity commonly used for realizing the base region of a silicon n-p-n transistor is
(a) Gallium
(b) Indium
(c) Boron
(d) Phosphorous
Answer is (c)

EC.21) For a stable operational amplifier-feedback network, the ideal closed loop gain can be calculated if which of the following conditions is true:
(a) A negligible differential voltage applied at input terminals, produces a significant output voltage
(b) The current required at either of the op-amp terminals is negligible
(c) both (a) and (b) are true
(d) only (a) is true
Answer is ()

EC.22) At very high temperatures the extrinsic semiconductors become intrinsic because
(a) drive in diffusion of dopants and carriers
(b) band to band transition dominants over impurity ionization
(c) impurity ionization dominants over band to band transition
(d) band to band transition is balanced by impurity ionization
Answer is (b)

EC.23)For the non-inverting integrating amplifier in the figure,the ideal closed-loop gain V_0(s)/V_i(s) equals
(a)1/(R1C1s+1) .( RCs+1)/RCs
(b)1/(R1C1s+1).RCs/(RCs + 1)
(c)1/(R1C1s).(RCs+1)/RCs
(d)(R1C1s+1).RCs/(RCs+1)


EC.24)Identify the op-amp circuit above and define the relationship between the input and output voltage ,
given the diode-current voltage :
i_D =I_S(e^[qv_D/kT] -1)
Here, I_S is a constant dependent on diode construction.
q is electron charge
k is Boltzmann's constant
T is absolute temperature.
Then,v_i at the input equals
(a)-RI_S(e^[qv_o/kT] -1)
(b)-RI_S(e^[-qv_o/kT +1)
(c)R/I_S(e^[qv_o/kT])
(d)insufficient data,cannot be determined


EC.25) When a voltage is applied to a semiconductor crystal then the free electrons will flow...
(a) towards positive terminal
(b) towards negative terminal
(c) either towards positive terminal or negative terminal
(d) towards positive terminal for 1 μs and towards negative terminal for next 1 μs


EC.26) An ideal opamp is an ideal
(a) Voltage controlled current source
(b) Voltage controlled voltage source
(c) Current controlled current source
(d) Current controlled voltage source



EC.27)The gain bandwidth product for a 741-opamp , given the closed loop gain, A_v=80dB and the cutoff frequency at that gain f_c=80Hz is
(a)800k
(b)80k
(c)8k
(d)none of the above



EC.28) The number of doped regions in PIN diode is
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 1 or 2



EC.29) How much is the base-to-emitter voltage of a transistor in the "on" state?
(a) 0 V
(b) 0.7 V
(c) 0.7 mV

(d) Undefined

EC.30) Which of the following equipment can check the condition of a transistor?
(a) Current tracer
(b) Digital display meter (DDM)
(c) Ohmmeter (VOM)
(d) All of the above

EC.31)  The Two Port Darlington impedance booster of figure uses identical transistors (hie = 1 KΩ, hfe = 100, hre = hoe = 0).
[13/07 4:54 pm] rashmi: Calculate the Z – 11 & Z-22 parameters of the network. Use relevant approximations.
a)10.3 MΩ , 2 KΩ
b)10.3 MΩ , 1 KΩ
c)20.3 MΩ , 2 KΩ
d) none of the above


EC.32)Match the following:  
a)Hartley            1)Low frequency oscillator
b)Wein-bridge    2) High frequency oscillator    
c)Crystal            3)stable frequency oscillator
                    4) Relaxation Frequency oscillator
                       5) Negative resistance oscillator

a) (a)-2 ,( b )- 4 , (c)- 3
b) (a)-2 ,( b )- 1 , (c)- 3
c) (a)-1 ,( b )- 4 , (c)- 5
d)none of above


EC.33)Consider the following two statements :
Statement 1:  Astable Multivibrator can be used for generating square wave.
Statement 2:  Bistable Multivibrator can be used for storing binary information.
a.       Only statement 1 is correct.
b.      Only statement 2 is correct.
c.       Both the statements 1 and 2 are correct.

d.      Both the statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.


EC.34) For what kind of amplifications can the active region of the common-emitter configuration be used?
(a) Voltage
(b) Current
(c) Power
(d) All of the above


EC.35) What range of resistor values would you get when checking a transistor for forward- and reverse-biased conditions by an ohmmeter?
(a) 100 to a few k ohm, exceeding 100 k ohm
(b) Exceeding 100 k ohm, 100 ohm to a few k ohm
(c) Exceeding 100 k ohm, exceeding 100 k ohm
(d) 100 ohm to a few k ohm, 100 ohm to a few k ohm

EC.36) In which region are both the collector-base and base-emitter junctions forward-biased?
(a) Active
(b) Cutoff
(c) Saturation
(d) All of the above


EC.37) What does a reading of a large or small resistance in forward- and reverse-biased conditions indicate when checking a transistor using an ohmmeter?
(a) Faulty device
(b) Good device
(c) Bad ohmmeter
(d) None of the above


EC.38) In the JFET circuit shown, assume that R1/R2 = 1 MΩ and the total stray capacitance at the output to be 20 pF.Determine the upper cutoff frequency of the amplifier.
(a)3.18MHz
(b)2.46MHz
(c)3.45MHz
(d) None of the above


EC.39)From a measurement of the rise time of the output pulse of an amplifier, whose input is a small amplitude square wave, one can estimate the following parameter of the amplifier
a. Gain-bandwidth product
b. Slew rate
c. Upper 3 dB frequency
d.Lower 3 dB frequency


EC.40) A high – Q quartz crystal exhibits series resonance at the frequency ωsand parallel resonance at the frequency ωp. Then
(a)ωs is very close to, but less than ωp
(b)ωs << ωp
(c)ωs is very close to, but greater than ωp
( d.) ωs >> ωp

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