Salahaddin University-Erbil Postponed Exam Date: 9, May, 2016

College of Engineering 2015-2016 Time: 90 Minutes

Electrical Department Subject: Electronics I
Class: First Year Lecturer: Hemin Ali

Q1: (30 Marks)

A. (10 Marks)
i) Determine the thermal voltage (VT) for a diode at a temperature of 20C. If you know that
Boltzmanns constant = 1.38 1023 J/K, and electron charge = 1.6 1019 C.
ii) For the same diode of part (i), find the diode current. if Is = 40 nA, = 2, and the applied bias
voltage is 0.5 V.

B. (20 Marks)
Specify the number of limiting resistors and their value for a series-parallel array of 25 red LEDs
using a 7 Vdc source for a forward current of 10 mA. If you know the voltage needed for each LED
is 1.2V.

Q2: (35 Marks)

A. (15 Marks)
For each of the energy diagrams in the figure shown below, determine the class of material based on
relative comparisons.

B. (20 Marks)
Draw the output voltage for the circuit shown in figure below for each input voltage in (a), (b), and
(c). Assume the ideal diode is used.

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Q3: (35 Marks)

A. ( 15 Marks)

In a certain transistor, 99.7% of the carriers injected into the base cross the collector-base junction
if the leakage current is 10 A and the collector current is 20mA, find:

i) The exact value of

ii) The emitter current

iii) The approximate value of , neglecting ICO

B. (20 Marks)
Sketch Vo for the network of the figure shown and determine the dc voltage available.

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