MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

6.002 – Circuits and Electronics

Fall 2005

Final Exam

December 20, 2005

YOUR NAME: ___________________________________________________________

Recitation Instructor / TA: __________________________________________________

General Instructions:
1. Please verify that there are 22 pages in your exam booklet.
2. Please do all of your work in the spaces provided in this examination booklet. In
particular, try to do your work for each question within the boundaries of the
question, or on the back side of the page preceding the question. Extra pages are
also available at the end of the booklet. Place the answer to each question within
the appropriate answer box.
3. You may use three double-sided pages of notes and a calculator while taking this
exam.

For examiner’s use only:

Problem Points Score Grader

1 8

2 12

3 20

4 20

5 20

6 20

Total 100

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(8 points)
This problem considers the following NMOS digital logic circuit. The circuit has four
inputs A, B, C, and D and one output X.

If a high voltage represents a “1” and a low voltage represents a “0”, write the output X as
a Boolean function of A, B, C, and D in the answer box at the bottom of this page. The
truth table may be used as a guide to finding the function, but is not a requirement.
A B C D X
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1
0 0 1 0
0 0 1 1
0 1 0 0
0 1 0 1
0 1 1 0
0 1 1 1
1 0 0 0
1 0 0 1
1 0 1 0
1 0 1 1
1 1 0 0
1 1 0 1
1 1 1 0
1 1 1 1

X=

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(12 points)
This problem concerns the following circuit:

(A) Assume that the network is operating in the sinusoidal steady state. Determine the
response vout t to the input voltage v in t V SI cos t . Note that vout will take
the form VSO cos t .

(answer box located on the following page)

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vout _______________________________________________

(B) If the input of this network is vin and the output of the network is vout , circle only
one of the following terms that best describes the filtering function performed by
the network.

Low Pass
High Pass
Band Pass
Band Stop
None of the Above

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(20 points)
Consider the following circuit:

There is no stored energy for t 0

L 10 3 H
C 10 7 F

The excitation vi t is an impulse at t 0 of area volt seconds .

vi t t
(A) What are the values of i t , vo t , and vc t at t 0 ?

i0 ________________________________

vo 0 _______________________________

vc 0 _______________________________

(B) What are the values of i t , vo t , and vc t as t ?

it _____________________________

vo t ____________________________

vc t ____________________________

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For the remaining parts of Problem 3, now assume that

1 1 L
R Z0
10 10 C
(C) Find the natural frequencies of this circuit (i.e. find the roots of the characteristic
equation). Give numerical answers.

(NOTICE: This final answer is

wrong... R = 10, not 100)

s1 = ____________________________________

s2 = ____________________________________

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(D) Sketch the approximate waveform for i t . Clearly label the important features of
your sketch with numerical values. Assume that R Z 0 10 .

it

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(20 points)
The following circuits are driven by a sinusoidal source vi t in the steady state. On the
following pages, there are six sketches of magnitudes on log-log graphs (labeled A-F)
and six sketches of phase on linear-log graphs (labeled G-L) for possible transfer
functions H j vˆo vˆi . For each circuit, circle the letters of the magnitude and phase
plots which could represent the behavior of that circuit. Each circuit matches only one
magnitude and one phase plot. Magnitude and phase plots may be reused.

Magnitude: A B C D E F
Phase: G H I J K L

Magnitude: A B C D E F
Phase: G H I J K L

Magnitude: A B C D E F
Phase: G H I J K L

Magnitude: A B C D E F
Phase: G H I J K L

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(This page left blank for work – Problem 4 magnitude and phase plots on following page)

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Transfer function magnitude plots for Problem 4.

Note: The horizontal axes in these sketches indicate zero on the log scale. You are
looking for the correct approximate shape of the plot; do not worry about the frequency
scale along the horizontal axes. The vertical scales may differ among sketches.

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Transfer function phase plots for Problem 4.

Note: The horizontal axes in these sketches indicate zero phase angles. You are looking
for the correct approximate shape of the plot; do not worry about the frequency scale
along the horizontal axes. The vertical scale may differ among sketches. Recall that one
may shift phase angles by multiples of 360 without changing the result.

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(20 points)
The circuit symbol for the exponentially acting transistor, or
EXPAT for short, is drawn to the right. The voltage v KT between
the Knob, K, and the Thingamijig, T, is the input voltage and it
controls the current iW between the Whatchamacallit, W, and the
Thingamajig, T. The equations relating the input current, i K , and
the output current, iW , to the input and output voltages, v KT and
vWT , respectively are the following:

v KT VM 0 for v KT 0, vWT 0
iK IM 1 e for v KT 0 , and iW vWT VM
GM v KT 1 e for v KT 0, vWT 0

These relationships are drawn below for v KT 0 , and vWT 3 V for an EXPAT for which
I M 0.1 mA , VM 0.5 V , and GM 4 mS . The asymptotic values of the curves at large
voltages are indicated, and a one volt increment has been used when plotting the family
of iW curves.

vKT = 3V

vKT = 2V

vKT = 1V

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(A) In general the small signal linear equivalent circuit for a three-terminal transistor
like the EXPAT has four elements and can be represented by the following circuit.

Find expressions for the four small-signal elements g i , g r , g m , and g o for a bias
point VKT , VWT , where VKT 0 and VWT 0 . g i , g r , g m , and g o all have units
of conductance. Be sure to indicate the differential relationship you are using to
determine each element, as well as the element’s value expressed in terms of the
device and bias point parameters.

(answer box located on the following page)

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gi = _____________________________________ for VKT > 0 V and VWT > 0 V

gr = _____________________________________ for VKT > 0 V and VWT > 0 V

gm = _____________________________________ for VKT > 0 V and VWT > 0 V

go = _____________________________________ for VKT > 0 V and VWT > 0 V

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For the remaining parts of Problem 5, consider the common-Thingamajig amplifier

shown below.

(B) In the space below, sketch the small signal linear equivalent circuit for this
amplifier for a bias point VKT , VWT , where VKT 0 and VWT 0 . For this part,
assume that the model of part (A) has known parameters, in which g i , g m , and g o
are finite and non-zero, and g r 0 . (Note: This is not necessarily correct for your
answers in part (A)).

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(C) Find an expression for the small signal voltage gain, Av vout vin , of this amplifier
for a bias point VKT , VWT , where VKT 0 and VWT 0 . Express your answer in
terms of R I , g i , g r , g m , g o , and RW .

Av = _______________________________________________________

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(20 points)
Consider the following circuit for parts (A) and (B). You may treat the op-amps in the
circuit as ideal ( i 0 , i 0 , and op-amp gain is infinite).

(A) Find an expression for v X in terms of v IN .

v X = ______________________________________________________

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(B) Find the input impedance at the port indicated by Z IN . Also, provide a brief
description of what the circuit does.

ZIN = ______________________________________________________

Circuit Function:_____________________________________________

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For the remainder of Problem 6, consider the circuit

below. For simplicity, we will consider a
simplified model of the diodes shown to the right in iD
which the diode is either “off” ( v D VF , i D 0 ),
or “on” ( v D VF , i D 0 ), where VF 0.6 V . You Diode
may treat the op-amp as ideal ( i 0 , i 0 , and “on”
op-amp gain is infinite).
vD
VF
Diode “off”

(C) In the answer box below, circle the appropriate diode states for the two cases:
vin 0 and vin 0 .

for vIN < 0 D1 OFF D1 ON D1 OFF D1 ON

(circle one combination) D2 OFF D2 OFF D2 ON D2 ON

for vIN > 0 D1 OFF D1 ON D1 OFF D1 ON

(circle one combination) D2 OFF D2 OFF D2 ON D2 ON

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(D) Find and plot the input vs. output transfer relation for the circuit. Clearly label your
graph.

vout

vin

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