ECE3040C

Microelectronic Circuits
Test 2
,Friday, Nov. 2,:2012.

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1. Show the posItive direction of currents for lB' Ie, and IE in this
transistor. Label each current on the device (5 points).

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3. The current gain for a BIT in common base configuration is 0.98. If

the same BIT is used in common emitter configuration, what would be
its current gain? (5 points)

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4. Write the continuity equation in the semi-neutral region of the base of

pnp transistor. Would you write the equation for electrons or holes and
why? Only keep the non-zero components. (10 points).
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5. Write down the two boundary conditions for the continuity equation in
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6. In an npn transistor, current due to electrons in the base decreases by

half from the emitter side to the collector side. Which of the following
statements is correct. No justification is needed. (5 points)?
A. Carrier concentration decreases by 2 times from the emitter side to the
collector side.
B. Electric field decreases by 2 times from the emitter side to the
collector side.
@he gradient of electron concentration decreases by 2 times from the
emitter side to the collector side.
D. None of the above

7. What is the thevenin equivalent of this circuit if Rl=R2=12kQ

points)?

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8. Draw the ac small signal equivalent circuit for this amplifier. You
don't need to calculate any thing, just label the elemenets. (10 points)?
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9. What are the two mechanisms that can cause break down in a diode if
a large reverse voltage is applied? (5 points).

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1O. Qualitatively explain why peak current in diodes is the highest in the
first cycle (we called this surge current) (5 points)?

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11. In a half-wave rectifier, the output DC voltage is lOV. What is the

peak inverse voltage that the diode will see? (10 points)

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12. What advantage a full-wave bridge rectifier has compared to a halfwave rectifier (5 points)?

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13. Assume this BJT is biased in the forward active mode and

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A) Draw the equivalent circuit model using simplified transport model for
BJT in the active mode (5).

B) Obtain Ie (10 point)

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C) Prove that this BJT is really in active mode. (5 points)

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C) Prove that this BJT is reall. Y in (S pOintS). --

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14. What is' the voltage V in this circuit? Are Dl and D2 forward or
reverse biased and why? (you need to validate your hypothesis).
Assume V on=O.5V (10 points)

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