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SEMESTERI, 2015/2016
SESSION

Programme Engineering Level of Study : UG 2

Time 9:00am -12:00pm Date :301t212015
Duration 3 Hrs
CourseCode ECE 2133 Section(s) : l-2
CourseTitle ElectronicCircuits

This QuestionPaperConsistsof 6 (Six) PrintedPages(IncludingCoverPage)with 5 (Five)

Questions.

INSTRUCTION(S) TO CANDIDATES

DO NOT OPEN III{TIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO

o Total mark of this examinationis 100.

. This examination is worth 50 o of the total course assessment.

o Answer ALL QUESTIONS.

. Only approvedcalculatorwith 'KoE approved' sticker is allowed (non-programmableand non-

graphical).

o Marks assignedto eachproblem are listed in the margins.

Any form of cheating or attempt to cheat is a serious offence which may lead to dismissal

All electronicsgadgets are prohibited in the exam hall / venue.

(e.g.mobile / smart phones, smart watches,and smart glasses)
 ECE 2133 Electonic

QUESTION I (20 marks)

functionof the circuit shownin Fig. 1(a) and its the comerfrffinc1. $rhat . .
f,ansfer
be the maximum gain of the circuit? (8 marks)

(}. f,\
-r **h-
V6

Fig. 1(a)

(b) Draw the frequency responsecurves, magnitude and phase of the following transfer firnction by
applying Bode plot. (12 marks)

106s( s+ 5) ( s+50)
I{(s) =
(s + 500)
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QUESTION2 (20 marks) 4 -' >(ve

Designan audioamplifieras shownin Fig. 2 suchthat the lower cornerfrequencyis 29 Hz and

upper frequencyis 20 kHz. The transistorhas small-signalhybrid-r parameters,tn : 3 kC),
gm:4OmA/Vandrs: o. (10marks)

ffc* d,S l*l'f,

fct
ft,*, Speaker
Is
+
f,-rt '...+l output vo

*s=0'5 k{l
I
T
Microphone
input vt
frs=
r* kn fif=
l_
:
I *g]

r-
Fig.2
Whatshouldbe the outputvoltageof the speaker,if the microphoneinput voltageis 20 mV?
(5 marks)
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Find the currentgain, A, = f of the audioamplifier. (5 marks)
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(20 marks)

a) Draw a smallsignalhigh frequencyequivalentcircuit diagramof a shortcircuitedBJT amplifier

shownin Fig.3(a). Anatyzethecircuitstepby stepto find the shortcircuitcurrentgain,A, =L

li

. Find thebetafrequency,sof theamplifier.What shouldbe the unity gainfrequency,f, of t}re

amplifier? (10 marks)

I -r ' Ffe
I
A
Js- 2 lLG'. .
" (c^lco ) Rr.

Fig.3 (a)

b) A common sourceamplifier is shown in Fig.3 (b) that operatesat high frequencies.The transistor
parameters
are: gm: 40 mA/V andro: 100 KC),Css: 15 pF and Cga:3 pF.

crt
(i) Draw the simplified high-frequencysmall signal equivalent circuit diagram. (2 marks)
(3 marks)
Determine the upper 3 dB frequency. (2 marks)
Find the midband voltage gain in dB. (3 marks)

fir'l =4 kfl
frr * 334kf}

Cg+ --+
*i= 1{}kf} -

ccr+*
Br-
30k(}
R3* t$$ 16l)'
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0.5 kf,i f,g'+*

Fig.3(b)

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QUESTION4 (20 marks)

r\
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: :
- Io 10pA and InEr 150FA by neglectingbasecurrent.Also determineVsezfor the circuit
[Given that V" : 5 V, V- = -5 V, Vepr : 0.7 V and Ve : o] (5 marks)

V* 6"1
=ro--ro1
tn oi ,ll*t
dT' :"li_
Vp. :
tc,Ll V . " -/'
Qr
ac
+
vStt .:h _..; -T
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Fig.4(a)

b)
(i) Design a MOSFET current source as shown in Fig. 4(b) such that In : 25 ntA,
Io: 50mA, andVosz(sao
: 0.3V. ThebiasingvoltagesV*: 5 V . Thetransistorsareavailable

with parameters:/cj = 60/tA/V2, VrN: 0.4 V and l.: 0. (4 marks)

y+ <v

t**l
),sr.'b -' A
=<urn
lro _ vrr*,
,v6,
rf 9 9;r45"t)

Fig. a(b)

(ii) Draw a new currentsourceby using only BJTs with replacing the MOSFETsin
Fig. a@) (1 marks)
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g? gc.N 96
and disadvantagesfor the amplifier. (5 marks)
c) Define negativefeedbackand statt its advqqtlages
d) A negative feedback amplifier has a(loy:d loop gain of Ai : 100 and an open loop gain of
A : 5xl0a. (i) Determine the feedbacktransfer firnction B. (ii) What should be the closed loop
bandwidthif the openloop bandwidthis 5 kitz (5 marks)

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QUESTION 5 (20 marks)
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z)
d.n/.,(
a) Draw the block diagram and small signal equivalent circuit diagram of a shunt-shun{jdeaJ

feedbackamplifier and identifuthe type of amplifiersusedin the feedbackamplifier. Analyze

stepby stepthe feedbackamplifierto find the closedloop gain,ASthe input resistance,
Ryand
the output resistanceRofnterrrs of open-loop amplifier parameters. (10marks)

efine differential input volta1a, va and common mode input voltaga, vcmof a differential
amplifier. Derive stepby stepthe DC transfer characteristicequations(i" as a function of ua)for
the differential amplifier shown in Fig. 5(b) and draw its transfer characteristics curve
(i" versusva). (10marks)

Fig. s(b)

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