313ECT06 - ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - I

Part - A (Answer all the questions)

10 X 2 marks = 20 marks

1) What are the operating regions of N-channel MOSFET and how to you identify the operating region?
2) What do you meant by thermal runway?
3) Define Common Mode Rejection Ratio.
4) Why bootstrapping is done in a buffer amplifier?
5) Draw the small signal equivalent JFET common source circuit.
6) What are the applications of BiCMOS?
7) Define rise time.
8) What is Millers effect? What is gain bandwidth product?
9) Draw MOSFET cascode current source circuit.
10) What is meant by matched transistors?

Part - B ( Answer all the questions)

5 X 16 marks = 80 marks

11) (a) Why biasing is necessary in BJT amplifier? Explain the concept of DC & AC load line with neat
diagram. How will you select the operating point, explain it using CE amplifier characteristics?
(or)
(b) (i) Design a voltage divider bias circuit for the specified conditions. V CC=12v, VCE=6v, IC=1mA,
S=20, =100 and VE=1v.

(8)

(ii) Explain about common source self- bias & voltage divider bias for FET.

(8)

12) (a) Explain the emitter coupled differential amplifier with neat diagram & Derive expression for
CMRR.
(or)
(b) Draw a CE amplifier & its small signal equivalent. Derive its Avs, Ai, Rin, Ro.

13) (a) Derive gain, input impedance and output impedance of common source JFET amplifier with neat
circuit diagram and its equivalent circuit.
(or)
(b) Sketch the small signal high frequency circuit of a MOSFET source follower & derive the
expression for a voltage gain, input & output admittance and input capacitance.
14) (a) Explain the high frequency analysis of common source amplifier with necessary circuit diagram.
(or)
(b) (i) Write short notes on high frequency amplifier.

(6)

(ii) Determine the bandwidth of CE amplifier with the following specifications. R 1=100k,
R2=10k, RC=9k, RE=2k, C1= C2=25F, CE=50F, rbb=100, rbe=1.1K, hfe=225, Cbe=3pF and
Cbc=100pF.
(10)
15) (a) Describe the operation of an common source amplifier with NMOS diode connected active load
and also derive gain, input impedance and output impedance.
(or)
(b) Draw a Widlar current source and explain the operation in detail.