EE-330 – Spring 2020 – Dorr - SDSU Final Exam

Name: ____________________________ Red ID: _______________________

Perform your calculations on the exam sheet or on a separate sheet of paper. Show your
work carefully and legibly for every problem. If work is not clearly shown, no credit will be
given. There are two tables showing amplifier equations at the end of this exam.

Problem #1 – (16%) The diodes in the circuit below are identical. Analysis of the circuit shows
that the DC bias current in the diodes, ID = 0.75 mA. Use VT = 0.025 V.

10.347 kΩ
+
VD, vd
v in

+
VCC = 9V - ID = 0.75 mA

a) Compute IS for the diodes. (5%)

b) Compute the small signal resistance for each diode. (5%)

c) If vin = 100 mVpk. Compute the peak value of the small signal output, vd. (6%)

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Problem #2 – (16%) The Zener diode has VZ = 5.2 V and rz = 7 Ω.

IL
+
136 Ω
VO

+ VOUT
VCC = 12V - VZ = 5.2 V
RZ = 7 Ω

a) If load current, IL, is zero, compute VOUT. (8%)

b) If load current, IL, is 30 mA, compute VOUT. (8%)

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Problem #3 – (16%) The BJT in the problem below has VBE = 0.7 V and β = ∞. At the boundary
between the active and saturation modes, VCE = 0.3 V. Do the following:

5V

2.2 kΩ

VC
3.0 kΩ

β =∞
VBE = 0.7 V
+
+ VBB
-
- 1.1 kΩ

a) Find VC if VBB = 1.7 V. (5%)

b) Find VC when the BJT operates between the active and saturation modes. (6%)

c) Find VBB when the BJT operates between the active and saturation modes. (5%)

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Problem #4 – (16%) At the boundary between the active and saturation modes, VCE = 0.3 V.
Use VT = 0.025 V.

6V

IC RC
7.125 kΩ

VC, vc

-15
Is = 1.092 * 10 A
vbe

+
+ VBE
-
-

a) Find the voltage of source VBE when the BJT operates at Point B as defined in the course
lectures and textbook. (4%)

b) Compute the collector bias voltage, VC so the amplifier has maximum gain and ±2 V
undistorted peak signal swing at vc. (Hint: the output signal begins to distort at Points A and
B.) (4%)

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Problem #4 – continued

c) Compute the voltage of source VBE so the amplifier has maximum gain and ±2 V peak signal
swing at vc. (4%)

d) Compute the voltage gain,
 =  ⁄ when the amplifier has maximum gain and ±2 V
peak signal swing at vc. (4%)

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Problem #5 – (18%) The MOSFET below is biased for VOV = 0.37 V. The amplifier boundaries
are marked by the vertical dotted lines.
14 V

853 kΩ
6 kΩ

∞ vo
Rout

VG
Vt = 1.1 V
Kn = 2.7 mA/V2 10 kΩ
VA = 0
547 kΩ vi Rin
∞
∞
800 Ω
4 kΩ

vsig

a) Determine Rout (3%)

b) Compute Rin. Hint: Note that Vov is given above. (3%)

c) Compute voltage gain Avo (4%)

d) Compute voltage gain Av (4%)

e) Compute voltage gain Gv. (4%)

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Problem #6 – (18%) Do the following for the circuit below. Use VT = 0.025 V.
7V

20 kΩ

β = 75
∞ VBE = 0.7 V

vi VE ∞ Rout

+
Rin vo
-

RE 150 Ω
1 kΩ

a) Compute the bias voltage, VE, at the emitter of the transistor. Hint: VE + VBE + VCB = 7 V.
(6%)

b) Compute output resistance Rout. Neglect RE. (6%)

c) Compute Av for this amplifier. (6%)

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