Reg. No.

2105 – DMI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

IIYear / IIISemester
EC8351 /ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - I
Date : 03/06/2021
Time: 9.00 AM to 12.00 P.M Max. : 100 Marks
Note:
• Draw neat sketch with pencil (if necessary)
• Use chart or tables (if necessary)
• Answer all questions
CO1: Analyze the various biasing techniques.
CO2: Understand the configurations and techniques of amplifiers.
CO3: Analyze the amplifiers using hybrid equivalent circuits
CO4: Analyze the frequency response of various amplifiers.
CO5: Understand the concepts of regulators and rectifiers.

Part – A (10*2=20)
1. Define Stability factor. C01
2. When does a transistor acts as a switch? C01
3. What is meant by base width modulation? C02
4. Find CMRR of differential amplifier in db with differential gain 300 and common mode gain of 0.2. C02
5. Compare the characteristics of small signal amplifier with large signal amplifier. C03
6. Give the relationship between pinch off voltage and drain resistance. C03
7. Define rise time. Give the relationship between bandwidth and rise time. C04
8. Why are h parameters not used at high frequencies? C04
9. Define ripple factor. C05
10. Why capacitor input filter is not suitable for variable loads? C05

Part - B (5*13=65)

11. a) For the circuit shown in the figure, calculate IB, IC, VCE, VB, VC, VBC. Assume VBE=0.7 V and β = 50. C01

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 b) With neat diagrams explain any two bias compensation techniques and state its advantages and disadvantages.
C01
12. a) Examine the circuit diagram for a differential amplifier using BJT’S. Describe common modes and
differential modes of working. C02
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b) With equivalent circuit, derive the input impedance of bootstrap Darlington amplifier. C02
13. a) Derive voltage gain, input and output impedance of common source JFET amplifier with neat circuit diagram
and equivalent diagram. C03
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b) Derive CMRR and explain the operation of differential pair using FET with neat diagram. C03
14. a) Derive the expressions for the short circuit current gain of common emitter amplifier at high frequency. C04

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b) Derive expressions for high frequency analysis of CE and MOSFET CS amplifier. C04
15. a) Draw the circuit of shunt voltage regulator and explain its operation. C05
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b) Discuss the working of centre tapped full wave rectifier with neat diagram. Also derive the expressions for
rectification efficiency, ripple factor, transformer utilization factor and peak factor of full wave rectifier. C05

Part - C (1*15=15)

16. a) In the circuit shown in the figure, for RB=300 kΩ and RB=150 kΩ. Calculate IB, IC and VCE and also determine
the region of operation. C01

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b) Determine the bandwidth of the amplifier circuit shown in figure, The transistor parameters are hfe=100,
hie=1.1 kΩ, hoe = hre = 0, Cb’c = 10pF and Cb’e = 1pF. C04

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