ELECTRONICS I

Major Exam II
EE 203 Winter 2004 (032)

Thursday, April 15th, 2004

18H00 20H30 (1 hour & 30 minutes)

NAME

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Examiner Dr. Alaa El-Din Hussein

This examination contains six questions and is composed of 9 pages including this cover page.
Partial point distribution is indicated between brackets. Please pace yourself accordingly.
Do not forget to write your name and I.D. number on this sheet and on top of every sheet on the
exam.
This is a CLOSED book examination.
Make sure to state all assumptions you find necessary to complete your answer.
Show all your work. Partial credit will be given. If you think you need something that you cant
remember, write down what you need and what youd do if you remembered it.
Question #
Mark
Total Mark

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5

Question 6

Total

10

15

15

20

70

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Question 1: Choose the correct answer only:

[10 Marks]

1. The current in the BJT is carried by

a) electrons only
c) both electrons and holes

b) holes only for NPN and electrons only for PNP

d) electrons only for NPN and holes only for PNP

2. Which of the following electronic components has a linear i-v characteristic?

a) MOSFET
c) BJT

b) Resistor
d) P-N Diode

3. Which of the following IS a BJT amplifier configuration?

a) common-body
c) common-collector

b) common-gate
d) CMOS inverter

4. The factor in the BJT is called

a) common-emitter current gain
c) common-base current gain

b) common-collector current gain

d) common-body current gain

5. The factor in the BJT is called

a) common-emitter current gain
c) common-base current gain

b) common-collector current gain

d) common-body current gain

6. Ideal BJT will have the factor equal to

a) 100
c) 1

b) 10
d) much less than unity

7. The common-collector amplifier usually has

a) current gain almost unity and high voltage gain
b) voltage gain almost unity and high current gain
c) current gain almost unity as well as unity voltage gain
d) high current gain and high voltage gain

8. The common-base amplifier usually has

a) current gain almost unity and high voltage gain
b) voltage gain almost unity and high current gain
c) current gain almost unity as well as unity voltage gain
d) high current gain and high voltage gain

9. The common-emitter amplifier usually has

a) current gain almost unity and high voltage gain
b) voltage gain almost unity and high current gain
c) current gain almost unity as well as unity voltage gain
d) high current gain and high voltage gain

10. The phase shift between the input and output signals in common-emitter amplifier is
a) 0
c) 180

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b) 90
d) 270

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[5 Marks]

For the transistor circuit shown in Fig. (a) assuming

VCC = 10V, RC = 1k, RB = 20k, = 99, and I = 5 mA.
Use the large signal model shown in Fig. (b) with IS = 10-14 A
to calculate VE, VC, VB, IB and IC.

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[15 Marks]

For the shown circuit assuming VCC = 10V, RC = RB = 10 k,

|VBE|=0.7 V, and = calculate IC and VC? [3 Marks]
b) Repeat for = 100 [3 Marks]
c) If the emitter is connected to RE = 10 k and VEE = -10V
(instead of ground). Calculate IC and VC for = [3 Marks]
d) Repeat part (c) for =100. [3 Marks]
e) Calculate gm and r for all the cases above. [3 Marks]

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[5 Marks]

For the shown circuit assuming identical transistors, VCC = 10V,

-VEE = -10V, R = 1 k. Calculate I?

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[15 Marks]

For the shown circuit the current-voltage characteristics of the

transistor are measured as shown in the next page. Assuming that
RB = 100 k, RC= 1 k, VCC=10V, and VBB=5V calculate:
a) The operating point (IC, VCE) [4 Marks]
b) Maximum VBB to avoid saturation [4 Marks]
c) The current gain factor at the operating point [2 Marks]
d) Small signal parameters gm and ro [3 Marks]
e) Maximum Symmetrical swing [2 Marks]

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Current-Voltage characteristics for the transistor in question 5.

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[20 Marks]

For the shown amplifier circuit assume I = 1mA, Rc=5k,

Rsig=5k, VA=100V, and =100
a) What is the amplifier type? [2 Marks]
b) Draw the equivalent D.C circuit and find the Q-Point
(Ic,Vce) [4 Marks]
c) Draw the small signal model and calculate its
parameters [3 Marks]
d) Draw the A.C circuit and calculate Ri, Ro, and
voltage gain (vo/vsig) (with RL disconnected)
[8 Marks]
e) Repeat (d) for RL = 5 k [3 Marks]

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FOURMULA SHEET

i C = I S e v BE / VT
=

+1

Small signal parameters:

gm = VICT
r = gm = VITB = (1+ )re
re = g1m = gm
ro = VICA

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