Asan Memorial College of Engineering and Technology

Asan Memorial College of Engineering and Technology

Department of ECE

Department of ECE

EC6304 Electronic Circuits 1

EC6304 Electronic Circuits 1

Internal Assessment 1

Internal Assessment 1

Date: 26 /07/16

Total Marks - 50

Date: 26 /07/16

Total Marks - 50

Part A - 18 Marks

Part A - 18 Marks

1. What is DC load line and operating point?

1. What is DC load line and operating point?

2. Define the three stability factors.

2. Define the three stability factors.

3. Define the term biasing and why do we choose Q point at the center of the

3. Define the term biasing and why do we choose Q point at the center of the

load line?

load line?

4. What is meant by compensation technique?

4. What is meant by compensation technique?

5. Define stabilization technique.

5. Define stabilization technique.

6. Define thermal Runaway.

6. Define thermal Runaway.

7. State the advantages and disadvantages of collector to base bias

7. State the advantages and disadvantages of collector to base bias

8. A fixed bias circuit having hfe=100, Rb=40k,Rc=2k,Vcc=20V, find the Q

8. A fixed bias circuit having hfe=100, Rb=40k,Rc=2k,Vcc=20V, find the Q

point.

point.
9. What are the methods to avoid thermal runaway?

9. What are the methods to avoid thermal runaway?

Part B - 32 Marks

Part B - 32 Marks

10. i) With a neat circuit diagram explain the voltage divider biasing and derive

10. i) With a neat circuit diagram explain the voltage divider biasing and derive

an expression for stability factors?

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an expression for stability factors?

(12)

ii) Discuss any one type of compensation techniques?

(04)

ii) Discuss any one type of compensation techniques?

(04)

11. i) Explain common source self-bias and fixed bias of FET?

(10)

11. i) Explain common source self-bias and fixed bias of FET?

(10)

ii) Determine quiescent current and voltages for the self-bias circuit

ii)

Determine quiescent current and voltages for the self-bias

with following specifications. Hfe=50, Vcc=20V,Rc=2k, Re=0.1K,

circuit with following specifications. Hfe=50,

R1=100K,R2=5k

Vcc=20V,Rc=2k, Re=0.1K, R1=100K,R2=5k

(06)

(06)