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Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra 3rd Year Communications

Electrical Engineering Department (2021 - 2022)

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Question 1 : Choose the correct answer
1. In a pnp transistor, the p regions are :
a. base and collector b. base and emitter c. emitter and collector
2. For operation as an amplifier, the base of an npn transistor must be
a. positive with respect to the emitter b. positive with respect to the collector
c. negative with respect to the emitter d. 0 V
3. The βDC of a transistor is its :
a. current gain b. voltage gain c. power gain d. internal resistance
4. To saturate a BJT ,
a. IB = IC(sat) b. IB > IC(sat)/βDC
c. VCC must be at least 10 V d. the emitter must be grounded
5. Once in saturation, a further increase in base current will
a. cause the collector current to increase b. not affect the collector current
c. cause the collector current to decrease d. turn the transistor off

Question 2 : Problems
1. Explain the purpose of a thin, lightly doped base region
2. A base current of 50 mA is applied to the transistor in Figure 1, and a voltage of 5 V is
dropped across RC. Determine:
a. the βDC of the transistor
b. the αDC for the transistor
c. Assume that the transistor is replaced with one having a βDC of 200. Determine
IB, IC, IE, and VCE given that VCC 10 V and VBB 3 V.
d. If VCC is increased to 15 V, how much do the currents and VCE change?

figure 1
3. in circuit of Figure 2 Find:
a. VCE, VBE, and VCB
b. whether or not the transistor is saturated
4. Find IB, IE, and IC in Figure 3, αDC = 0.98.

figure 2 figure 3

5. A certain transistor is to be operated at a collector current of 50 mA. How high can

VCE go without exceeding a PD(max) of 1.2 W?
6. The power dissipation derating factor for a certain transistor is 1 mW/°C. The
PD(max) is 0.5 W at 25°C. What is PD(max) at 100°C?

Dr. Sawsan Abdellatif

Eng. Anas Elsayed