EE 335

Final Exam

1. For the RC circuit in figure 1, find the transfer function Av(s) and Av(f). Find the break frequencies,
and obtain the magnitude Bode plot. [10]

2. For the common emitter amplifier in figure 2, ICQ = 8 mA and VCEQ = 10 V. We have rx = 20 Ω, rµ =
1.5 MΩ, β = 100, early voltage VA = 100 V, gm = 0.4 S, R1 = R2 = 10 kΩ, RS = 50 Ω, RC = RL = 500
Ω, Cπ = 200 pF, Cµ = 10 pF, VCC = 15 V. Find the upper half-power frequency fH. [10]

3. Design (find all R and C values) a Wien-bridge oscillator that would produce a 2 kHz sine wave with
stabilized amplitude. Use a µ741 op-amp and a power supply of ±15 V. All chosen capacitors should
be > 0.01 µF, and all chosen resistors should have values between 1 kΩ and 100 kΩ. [10]

4. A feedback amplifier has a single pole in its gain function. The open loop DC gain, Ao = 104. The open
loop break frequency, fb = 1 kHz. β = 0.1. Draw the magnitude Bode plots for A(f) and Af(f). [10]

5. Design a bandpass filter with center frequency fo = 10 kHz, bandwidth B = 400 Hz, and DC gain
magnitude Ho = 5. Any assumed resistor value should be ≤ 100 kΩ. [10]

6. An astable multivibrator is made using a 555 timer (figure 3). RA = 5 kΩ, C = 0.1 µF. Find RB that
gives a duty cycle of 60%. Then find TH, TL and the frequency of oscillation f. 555 pins: 1 = ground,
2 = trigger, 3 = output, 4 = reset, 5 = control, 6 = threshold, 7 = discharge, 8 = supply (VCC). [10]

Figure 1 Figure 2

Figure 3