PES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY- BANGALORE SOUTH CAMPUS

HOSUR ROAD,BANGALORE
LESSON PLAN
LINEAR IC’S AND APPLICATION

SUB CODE: 15EC46 NO OF HOURS: 52

FACULTY NAME: Prof. LOKESH .L, Prof. B.HEMA DEPT: ECE

Class# Chapter % Of portions

title/reference Portions to be covered covered
literature Ref. Cumu
lative
MODULE I - Operational Amplifier Fundamentals
1 T2, chapter 1- Basic op-amp circuit, parameters-i/p and
1.2,chapter2- o/p voltage.
2 2.5,chapter3-3.6 CMRR&PSRR, offset voltages & 20% 20%
current, I /P & O/P impedances.
3 Slew rate & Frequency limitations, op-
amps as DC amplifiers.
4 Biasing op-amps, direct coupled voltage
followers.
5 Non inverting ,inverting, difference
summing amplifier.
6-7 Problems.
MODULE II - Op-Amps as AC Amplifiers
8 T1, chapter 4 Capacitor coupled voltage follower,
High input impedance-Capacitor
coupled voltage follower.
9 Capacitor coupled non-inverting
amplifiers, High input impedance- 20% 20%
Capacitor coupled non inverting
amplifier.
10 Capacitor coupled inverting amplifier,
setting the upper cut off frequency.
11 Capacitor coupled difference amplifier.
12 Use of a single polarity supply.
13-15 Problems.
MODULE III – Op-Amps Applications
16 -18 T1, chapter 6- Current amplifiers, instrumentation
6.1,6.2,6.4,6.8 amplifiers. 20% 20%
19 Chapter 7- Precision rectifiers, Limiting circuits.
20 7.1,7.2,7.3 Problems.
More applications
21 -24 T1, chapter 7- Clamping circuits, peak detectors, sample
7.4,7.5,7.6 & hold circuits.
25 -27 Chapter10-10.5 V to I & I to V converters, Log and
T2,chapter antilog amplifiers.
28 -29 4.5,4.8,4.9 Multiplier and divider wave generators.
30 Triangular/Rectangular wave generators.
31 -32 Wave form generator design, phase shift
oscillator.
33 Wein bridge oscillator.
34 Problems.
MODULE IV -Non linear circuit application
35 T1, chapter 9- Crossing detectors.
36,37 9.2,9.3,9.5,9.6 Inverting Schmitt trigger circuit.
38,39 Chapter 11- Monostable and astable multivibrator.
40 11.2,11.3,11.4,11.5 Active filter. 20% 20%
41, 42 First order and second order low pass
filter.
43 High pass filter.
44 Problems.
MODULE V - Voltage regulators& other linear IC application
45 - 47 T2, chapter 6 Introduction, Series Op-amp,IC voltage
chapter 8-8.5 regulator..
48 -49 chapter 9-9.4 723 general purpose, switching regulator.
50 chapter 10-10.3 Basic 555 timer circuit,555timer as 20% 20%
astable & monostable multivibrator.
51 PLL operating principles, Schmitt
trigger, phase detector/comparator VCO.
52 Basic DAC techniques, D/A & A/D
converters, AD converters.

Book type Code Title and Author Publication information

Edition Publication Year
Text T1 “Operational Amplifiers and 2nd PHI 2004
Linear IC’s”-David A.Bell

Text T2 “Linear Integrated circuits” - 2nd New age 2003

D.Roy Choudhury & shail international
B.Jain
Reference R1 “Op- Amps and Linear 4th PHI 2005
Integrated circuit’s”-
Ramakant A.Gayakwad
Reference R4 “Design with Op-Amps & 3rd TMH 2005
analog IC’s- Sergio Franco
 Questions

Module I : Operational amplifiers fundamentals

1. What is an op-amp? Draw the basic circuit of an op-amp.
2. Briefly discuss the input bias current, input impedance, output impedance and
voltage gain of op-amp.
3. Explain the limitations on input and output voltage range of an operational
amplifier with necessary circuit diagram.
4. Explain common mode voltage, common mode voltage gain and common mode
rejection ratio for op-amp.
5. Discuss supply voltage rejection in op-amp and state a typical supply voltage
rejection ratio.
6. Explain the input offset voltage and state typical offset voltage level for an op-
amp.
7. Explain the input offset current and state typical offset current level for an op-
amp.
8. Write the equation for input and output impedance of an op-amp using negative
feedback.
9. Sketch an illustration to show the effect of operational amplifier slew rate and
explain.
10. Explain why the two input terminals of op-amp should be equal in value.
11. Sketch an op-amp voltage follower with a potential divider biasing and explain.
12. Draw the circuit of direct coupled voltage follower and how the value of
feedback resistor should be determined.
13. Draw the circuit of two input inverting summing amplifier and difference
amplifier explain the operation.

Module II : Op-amps as AC amplifiers

1. Explain the operation of high input impedance capacitor coupled voltage
follower. Prove that its Zin is ideally very large.
2. Sketch the circuit of capacitor coupled non-inverting amplifier and explain the
operation.
3. Develop the equation for Zin for a high input impedance capacitor coupled non-
inverting amplifier.
4. Write the equations for calculating the capacitance values for a capacitor
coupled inverting amplifier.
5. Explain the operation of capacitor coupled inverting amplifier and define its
input impedance
6. Briefly discuss the upper cutoff frequency for an op-amp circuit and show how
it can be set for inverting, non-inverting and difference amplifier
7. Sketch the circuit of capacitor coupled difference amplifier and explain how to
determine capacitor values.
8. Sketch circuit of high input impedance capacitor coupled voltage follower using
single polarity supply and explain.
9. Sketch the circuit of capacitor coupled non-inverting amplifier using single
polarity supply and explain.
10. Sketch the circuit of capacitor coupled inverting amplifier using single polarity
supply and explain.

Module III: Op-amp applications

1. Draw the circuit of precision voltage source using op-amp and zener diode.
Explain the circuit operation and derive equation relating Vo and Vz.
2. Explain the circuit of current source for floating load and grounded load using
 op-amp and bipolar transistor.
3. Sketch a current sink circuit using BJT & MOSFET, show typical voltage levels
and explain its operation.
4. Draw the circuit of current amplifier with a floating load and explain its
operation.
5. Explain the circuit of differential input and output amplifier and derive the
equation for differential voltage gain.
6. Discuss the advantage of a precision rectifier over ordinary diode circuit.
7. Sketch the circuit of non-saturating half wave precision rectifier draw the i/p &
o/p waveforms and explain the operations.
8. Draw the circuit of high input impedance full-wave precision rectifier and
explain with the appropriate equations.
9. Sketch a zener diode peak clipper circuit with the adjustable output voltage
limit. Explain the operation and the equation for upper and lower limit of o/p
voltage.
10. Explain what a dead zone circuit does. Sketch an op-amp dead zone circuit,
show the waveform and explain its operation.
11. Draw the circuit of an instrumentation amplifier and derive and expression for
the gain.

More applications.
1. Sketch an op-amp precision clamping circuit, draw the input and output
waveforms, explain the operation.
2. Draw an op-amp precision rectifier peak detector circuit, draw the input and
output waveforms, explain the operation.
3. Explain the voltage follower type peak detector with the corresponding circuit
4. Draw an op-amp sample and hold circuit, sketch the signal, control and output
voltage waveforms.
5. Explain the circuit of triangular/rectangular waveforms generator and draw the
waveforms.
6. Draw the circuit of RC phase shift oscillator. Sketch the output and feedback
voltage and explain the operation.
7. State Barkhausen criteria and explain how it is fulfilled in the phase shift
oscillator.
8. Discuss the design procedure for Wein bridge oscillator and show how the
diodes may be used for output amplitude stabilization.
9. Draw the circuit of voltage to current converter if the load is floating and
grounded and explain
10. Draw the circuit of log amplifiers using two op-amps and explain its operation.
11. Draw and explain an op-amp sample and hold circuit with signal, control and
output waveforms.

Module IV: Non-linear circuit applications.

1. Sketch the circuit of op-amp employed as non-inverting zero crossing detector
and briefly explain the input and output waveforms
2. Draw the circuit of capacitor coupled zero crossing detector, show the
waveform and explain its operation
3. Draw an op-amp inverting Schmitt trigger circuit, explain its operation by
sketching its input and output waveforms.
4. Explain the circuit of op-amp astable multivibrator. show the voltage waveform
at various points in the circuit.
5. Explain the circuit of op-amp monostable multivibrator. show the voltage
 waveform at various points in the circuit.
6. Explain the circuit of first order low pass and high pass filter with its frequency
response.
7. Discuss the circuit design procedure for first order active high pass filter.
8. Explain the circuit of second order low pass and high pass filter with its
frequency response.
9. Using 741 op-amp design a first order active low pass filter to have a cut off
frequency of 1khz.
10. Design a second order low pass filter to have a cut off frequency of 5khz.
11. What are the advantages of active filters over passive filters?

Module V : Voltage regulator & other linear application

1 Explain the function of voltage regulator and series regulated power supply
using discrete components.
2 List and explain the characteristics of three terminal IC regulator.
3 Explain how the fixed regulator used as adjustable regulator.
4 Draw the functional diagram of 723 regulator and explain its operation.
5 Explain the current limiting feature of 723 regulator.
6 Explain current fold back characteristics
7 What is the principle of switch mode power supplies? Discuss its advantages
and disadvantages
8 Draw and explain the functional diagram of 555 timer
9 Derive the expression of time delay of a Monostable multivibrator
10 Discuss some application of timer in Monostable mode
11 How is an Astable Multivibrator connected into pulse position modulator?
12 Explain the circuit of Schmitt trigger using 555 timer.
13 Explain different types of resistive techniques used in digital to analog converter..
14 Explain parallel comparator A/D converter with its circuit.
15 Explain the operating principle of PLL.
16 Explain the phase detector of PLL with its VCO output waveform.
17 Explain the operation of voltage controlled oscillator.
18 Briefly explain the standard representation / configuration of 78XX type regulators.
19 Briefly explain the working of a 4-bit binary weighted resistor DAC.
20 Explain the functional diagram of dual slope ADC and show the integrated output
waveform.
21 Define lock-in range and capture range with reference to PLLS.
22 Explain the operation of a successive approximation ADC using a simplified block-diagram.
23 Explain the terms line regulation, load regulation and ripple rejection for a dc voltage.
regulator.
24 Explain the following with neat diagrams and waveforms.
Dual-slope ADC.
R-2R ladder DAC.