Microelectronic <Midterm Exam > 2017/11/17 Total Score: 145

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Chater 1 Introduction 30 %

(a) What will happen in the frequency domain and time domain if the signal has
distortion? (4%) Which domain you will prefer if you want to g____yuantitativel
characterize the distortion of signal? why? (4%)
(b) The following Figure 1 shows the small signal model of an amplifier. Can you
let me know that if you want to use it to serve as an ideal t__g__ransun'edance
_R__,_amlifierwhat the values of r7; and r0 you preferred (large of small) why ? (5 %)
Why this amplifier can be treated as a “—_Wl'ateral
amlifier”? (4 %)
(c) Please draw a typical transfer curve of a logic inverter (4 %) and tell me what’s
the difference between analog circuit and digital circuit based on such curve ? (4
%) Can you let me know why the noise margin degrades seriously in the modern
logic circuit (with nano feature size transistor) ? (5%)
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For the circuit shown as in Figure 2, find the transfer function (TOW)) (5%) Is it a high-
pass or low pass network? Why? (4%) For C1: 0.1 HF, C2: 0.3 uF, R=20k Ohm. What
is the value of its transfer function under 200 Hz operations? (6%) (Please express
your answer in the dB unit).
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Chater 2 Diode 42 %

(a) Please explain the physical meanings and their mechanism of formation of the
following nouns:
1. Built-in potential of p—n diode (4 %)
2. Diffusion capacitance (4 %)
3. Depletion region (4 %)
(b) Zener diode also has the function of rectification. Is there any difference in the
mechanism ofrectification between forward bias p—n diode and Zener diode? Why?
(6 %) In addition, for the applications of diode or Zener diode for voltage
regulation; what’s the key parameter of these two kinds of diodes to minimize the
voltage fluctuation? Why? (6 %)
(d) Figure 3 shows a Zener diode circuit. When IZ equals to 10mA, VZ equals to 6.8V
and rz equals to 5 Ohm. Please find the AvO when (A) RL=2k Ohm and
(B)RL_—0.2k Ohm. (10%)
(e) Homework For the circuit shown in Figure 4, both diodes are identical,
conducting ZOmA at 0.7,V 150mA at 0.8V. Find the value of R for which
V=100mV. (8 %)

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Chater 2 Diode 18 /o0

In the capacitor-coupled attenuator circuit shown in Figure 5, I is the a dc current that

varies fiom O to 1 mA, and Cl and C2 are large coupling capacitors. For very small
input signal, so that the diodes can be represented by their small-signal resistance rdl
and rd2. Please answer the following questions:
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(a) Can you derive the relationship between V0 and vi ? (5%)

(b) What’s the function of Cl and C2 ? (Why we need them) (4%)
(c) Hence that vo/Vi=l (bias current). Please find vo/Vi for I =0, 200, and 400 uA. (9%)

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Cha ter 3 BJT Ph sics 40 %
Figure 6 (a) and (b) shows a typical doping profile of an npn BJ T and its dc l-V curve,
respectively.
(a) Can you tell me that why the base thickness is much thinner than Emitter and
collector (4%)
(b) For the l-V curves shown in Figure 6 (b), can you tell me why in the saturation
region, IC will decrease seriously? (5%) Can you also tell me why the spacing
between each Ic trace is slightly different? (5%) If you want to minimize the
“Larl
effect” of B]T, the doping density and thickness of which layer in Figure
6 (a) you should care and optimize? Why? (6%) Why there is always a trade-
off between current gain B and early resistance r0 for the DC characteristics of
BJT? (6%) a: A
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(c) Figure 7 (a) shows a typical I-V (in-VD) curve of a p—n diode. As you see, under
forward bias we can use a small voltage swing to create a large current swing and
obtain a transconductance (gm) gain. This is the same as the case of ic-VBE curve
(as shown in Figure 7(b)) of ElT, which can serve as an amplifier. Can you tell
me why in nowadays we never use the diode to serve as an amplifier? (6%)
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(d) As shown in Figure 8, can you tell me that why the B and Vcr—Xsat) voltage in
forward active and reverse active modes are different ? (You can give your
answer based on Figure 9) (8%)

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