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GATE

Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

Electronics and Communication Engineering

Analog Circuits

A
ANALOG
CIIRCUITS-T
THEORY
Characte
eristicsofde
evices:
1)) Diode:

VX

VY

WhenVxy(VxVy)ismoretthancutinvo
oltagediodeissforwardbiased.IfVxy<(ccutin

voltage)d
diodeisreversebiased.
Diodecurrent(Id)=Is( eVd / nVT 1)
=
Where,Is=>reversesa
turationcurrent.
id

Is(

eVd / nVT 1)

Vd
C
Cutinvoltage

Wherex/yy=outputresistance
Outputreesistance=R0=
Vd

But id I s (e
R0 =

VT

dVd

did
Vd

1) I s eVT

VT
id
id

Vd
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Ifcurrentthroughdeviceisincreaseswitthappliedinccreaseinvolttageresistancceofdeviceiss+ve
deviceincreasseswithdecreeaseinapplieedvoltage)reesistanceisvve.
ottherwise(currrentacrossd
e..g.consideraadevicecharaacteristicsasbelow.

Vapp
ReegionB

RegionA

Aresistanceiispositive,bu
utinregionB,resistanceiisve.
InregionA

V (changein
c
volltage across diode
d
)
Re sis tann ce =

I changein
c
currrent across diode
d

Whenchaangeincurren
ntindeviceissrelativelyco
onstantforlarrgechangein
nappliedvoltage,resistancceof
deviceish
highinthatre
egionofoperration.

QU
UESTIONS
1. Circuit
C
shown
n below, whaat is value of I?

GateKeyword15

= 1V

V1

1
I

V 2 = 10 V

(a) 1A

(c) 9A

(b) 10A

d) 4.5A
(d

2. Consider
C
a cirrcuit shown below
b
what is
i output V0 ?

GaateKeyword
5&15

Vi

V0

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(a)V0=n
nVT(

3.

I
I
I
)(b)V0=ln( s )(c)V0 =nVTln( s )(d)V0=nVTln( IR )
Is
I
I

W
What
will be output V0 off fig. shown??

GateKeyword
5&15

Vi

V0

= sR e
(a) V0 =l

Vi / nVT

Vi / nVT

(b)1/lsR e

= V0 (c) V0 =

ls Vi
(d) V0 =Vs
R nVT

SO
OLUTIONS
1. Solution: (d)
p-amp are at same
s
potentiaal equivalent circuit will loook like as beelow
As both teerminals of op
I=(101)/2=9/2=4.5

1 V
1

10 V

2. Solution: (a)

Vi

V/R
I=V

V0

Current thhrough diode,, ButV0=Vd

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Vd / nVT

I=Is e

I/Is= e

,I=IIs e

V0 / nVT

V0 / nVT

TakeloggonbothsideeV0=nVTln(I/Is)

3. Solution: (a)
R

Vi

Vd / nVT

C
Current
throug
gh diodeI=Is e

B in above fig.V
But
fi
d=Vi
Vi / nVT

Vo =
=IR,I=Is e
Vi / nVT

= sR e
Vo =l

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