UNIT-I PART A

1 List few applications of LASER diode.

2 State two disadvantages of half wave rectifier.
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5 Why the depletion layer is very thin in Zener diode?

6 What is a rectifier and mention its types.

UNIT-I PART B

1 (i)Draw and explain the VI characteristics of PN junction diode

(ii)Derive the expression of the space charge or transition capacitance of PN diode
under reverse bias with neat diagram.
2 With neat sketches, explain the operation of a Half Wave rectifier circuit and also derive
the expression for Transformer Utlization factor (TUF), peak inverse voltage (PIV) and
efficiency.
3 (i)Explain the working of Zener diode as voltage regulator.
(ii) For the following circuit, find the maximum and minimum value of Zener diode
current.
 UNIT-II PART A

1 What is meant by Latching in SCR?

2 What is meant by “thermal runaway” in a transistor and how it can be avoided?
3 FET has low thermal noise than BJT - Justify
4 State two difference between JFET and BJT.
5 How a FET is used as a voltage variable resistor?
6 Draw the characteristics of UJT.

UNIT-II PART B

1 A germanium transistor is to be operated at zero signal Ic=1mA. If the collector supply

voltage Vcc=12V, what is the value fo R B in the base resistor method? Assume β=100.
If another transistor of same batch with β=50 is used, what will be new value of zero
signal Ic for same RB? Comment on the results.
2 (i)Discuss the characteristics of UJT.
(ii)The intrinsic stand-off ratio for a UJT is 0.6. If the inter base resistance is 10kohms.
What are the values of RB1 and RB2?
(iii)State two applications of UJT.
3 Outline the structure of a SCR and explain its operation. Also illustrate its V-I
characteristics.
 UNIT-III PART A

1 An NPN common emitter amplifier circuit has the following parameters hfe=50,
hie=1kΩ Rc=3.3k Ω. Find the voltage gain of the amplifier.
2 State the need for coupling capacitor in a transistor amplifier
3

5 State Miller’s theorem.

6 Mention the significance of bypass capacitor on bandwidth of amplifiers.

UNIT-III PART B

1 Explain about CC amplifier and derive the expression for h parameters of the same.
Also derive the expression for gain, input impedance and output impedance of CC
amplifier.
2 Explain about CS amplifier and derive the expression for gain, input impedance, and
output impedance and also draw its small signal equivalent circuit.
3 Explain the working of a n-channel depletion MOSFET. Discuss its transfer
characteristics.
 UNIT-IV PART A

1 State the phase relationship between input/output currents and input/output voltages of
various transistor configuration.
2 A tuned amplifier has a resonance frequency of 1600 kHz and a bandwidth of 10kHz,
Calculate the value fo the Q factor.
3 A multistage amplifier employs five stages each of which has a power gain of 30. What
is the total gain of the amplifier in db?
4 A single tuned amplifier provides a bandwidth of 10kHz at a frequency of 1MHz. Find
the circuit Q.
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6 Define Differential mode signals of a differential amplifier.

UNIT-IV PART B

1 Draw the circuit of BJT differential amplifier and derive the expression for differential
gain, common mode gain and CMRR.
2 Explain the different configuration of differential amplifier with neat diagrams
3 (i) Compare voltage and power, amplifier.
(ii) Explain the working of a single ended input differential amplifier