Chapter 6 - FET Biasing

1. What is the approximate current level in the gate of an FET in dc analysis?

Your Answer: 0.7 mA

Correct Answer: 0 A

2. Which of the following current equations is true?

Your Answer: ID = IS

3. For the FET, the relationship between the input and output quantities is
_____ due to the _____ term in Shockley's equation.

Your Answer: linear, proportional

Correct Answer: nonlinear, squared

4. The input controlling variable for a(n) _____ is a current level and a voltage
level for a(n) _____.

Your Answer: BJT, BJT

Correct Answer: BJT, FET

5. Refer to Figure 6.5. Calculate the level of VDS if the magnitude of VGG is
changed to 8 V.

Your Answer: 16 V

6. The self-bias configuration eliminates the need for two dc supplies.

Your Answer: False

Correct Answer: True
7. Which of the following is (are) true of a self-bias configuration compared to a
fixed-bias configuration?

Your Answer: One of the dc supplies is eliminated.

Correct Answer: all of the above

8. Which of the following represents the voltage level of VGS in a self-bias

configuration?

Your Answer: VP
Correct Answer: VS

9. Refer to Figure 6.12. What is the new value of RD when there is 7 volts
across VDS?

Your Answer: 3 k
Correct Answer: 3.3 k

10. Which of the following is a false statement regarding the dc load line when
comparing self-bias and voltage-divider configurations?

Your Answer: Both are linear lines.

Correct Answer: Both cross the origin.

11. Refer to Figure 6.25. For what value of RD is the voltage across VDS zero?

Your Answer: 6.167 k

Correct Answer: 5.167 k

12. Refer to Figure 6.28. Calculate the level of VDS if VSS is increased to 13.5 V.

Your Answer: 3.8 V

13. Which of the following describe(s) the difference(s) between JFETs and
depletion-type MOSFETs?

Your Answer: all of the above

14. Refer to Figure 6.30. At what value of RS does the circuit switch from
depletion mode to enhancement mode?

Your Answer: none of the above

Correct Answer: 250

15. Refer to Figure 6.30. For what value of R2 is VGSQ equal to 1 V?

Your Answer: 100 M

16. Depletion-type MOSFETs do not permit operating points with positive values
of VGS and levels of ID that exceed IDSS.

Your Answer: False

17. Refer to Figure 6.33. For what value of RS can the depletion-type MOSFETs
operate in enhancement mode?

Your Answer: 2.4 k

Correct Answer: 6.2 k

18. Refer to Figure 6.41. Determine the level of VDSQ if the value of RD is changed
to 1 k .

Your Answer: 10 V
Correct Answer: 3.5 V

19. Refer to Figure 6.44. Calculate the level of VDSQ if the new value of R1 = 126
 M .

Your Answer: 0 V
Correct Answer: 40 V

20. Refer to Figure 6.44. What are the voltages across RD and RS if the value
of R1 changes to 220 M ?

Your Answer: 5 V, 5 V
Correct Answer: 0 V, 0 V

21. Refer to Figure 6.44. Calculate VD if the value of RS changes to 0.60 k .

Your Answer: 17.0 V

22. Specification sheets typically provide the value of the constant k for
enhancement-type MOSFETs.

Your Answer: False

23. Refer to Figure 6.46. Calculate VDS if the value of R2 changes to 58.37 k .

Your Answer: 11 V
Correct Answer: 0 V

24. Refer to Figure 6.48. Calculate VCE if RS = 1 k .

Your Answer: 5.34 V

25. Repeat Example 6.15 if the level of IDQ is equal to 1.5 mA.

Your Answer: 5.3 k ,1k

26. Refer to Figure 6.53. Calculate the level of RS if the level of VD = 8 V.

Your Answer: 1.68 k

27. Refer to Figure 6.54. Calculate the level of RD if VDD = 18 V and ID = 3 mA.

Your Answer: 3 k
Correct Answer: 4.13 k

28. In the design of linear amplifiers, it is good design practice to choose

operating points that do not crowd the saturation level or cutoff regions.

Your Answer: False

Correct Answer: True

29. Seldom are current levels measured since such maneuvers require disturbing
the network structure to insert the meter.

Your Answer: False

Correct Answer: True

30. Refer to Figure 6.57. Calculate the level of VDS if the level of RD equals 3.2 k
.

Your Answer: 3 V

31. Repeat Example 6.19 if the value of RS is changed to 1 k .

Your Answer: 3.0 mA, 0.8 V

Correct Answer: 1.5 mA, 1.5 V
32. Refer to Figure 6.62. Calculate the level of VDSQ.

Your Answer: 3.58 V

33. On the universal JFET bias curve, the vertical scale labeled _____ can, in
itself, be used to find the solution to _____ configurations.

Your Answer: m, voltage-bias

Correct Answer: m, fixed-bias

34. Through proper design, a ______ can be introduced that will affect the
biasing level of a voltage-controlled JFET resistor.

Your Answer: photodiode

Correct Answer: thermistor

35. For the noninverting amplifier, one of the most important advantages
associated with using a JFET for control is the fact that it is _____ rather
than _____ control.

Your Answer: dc, ac