Problem 1 a) Consider the circuit shown in Figure P1.39.

The value of R1 is reduced to R1= 10K and the cut- in voltage of the diode is V=0.7V. Determine ID and VD. b) Repeat part (a) if R1=50K

Problem 2 The cut- in voltage of the diode shown in the circuit in Figure P1.43 is V=0.7V. The diode is remain biased On for a power supply voltage in the range 5<=Vps<=10 V. The minimum diode current is to be ID(min)=2 mA. The maximum power dissipated in the diode is to be no more than 10 mW. Determine appropriate values of R1 and R2.

Problem 3 The diode cut- in voltage is V=0.7V in the four circuits shown in Figure P1.44. Find I and V0 in each of the circuits.

Problem 4 a) In the circuit shown in Figure P1.46, find the diode voltage VD and the supply voltage V such that the current is ID= 0.4mA. Assume the diode cut- in voltage is V=0.7V. b) Using the results of part(a), determine the power dissipated in the diode.

Problem 5 Assume each diode in the circuit shown in Figure P1.47 has a cut- in voltage of V=0.65V. a) The input voltage is VI=5V. Determine the value of R1 required such that ID1 is one-half the value of ID2. What are the values of ID1 and ID2? b) If V1=8 V and R1 = 2K, determine ID1 and ID2.

Problem 6 The circuit in Figure P2.9 is a complementary output rectifier. If Vs 26 sin[ 2 (60)t ]V , sketch the output waveforms v0+ and v0- versus time, assuming V=0.6 V for each diode.

Problem 7 a) Sketch v0 versus time for the circuit in Figure P2.13. The input is a sine wave given by

vi 10 sin t V. Assume V=0 V.

b) Determine the rms value of the output voltage.

Problem 8 Consider the circuit in Figure P2.24. Let V=0 V. a) Plot v0 versus v1 over the range -10<=v1<=+10V. b) Plot i1 over the same input voltage range as part (a).

Problem 9 For the circuit in Figure P2.25, a) plot v0 versus v1 for 0<=v1<=15V. Assume V=0.7 V. Indicate all breakpoints. b) Plot iD over the same range of input voltage. c) Compare the results of parts (a) and (b) with a computer simulation.

Problem 10 The diodes in the circuit in Figure P2.37 have piecewise linear parameters of V=0.6 V and

f 0 . Determine the output voltage V0 and the diode currents ID1 and ID2 for the following input
conditions. a) V1 =10V, V2 = 0V. b) V1 =5V, V2 = 0V. c) V1 =10V, V2 = 5V. d) V1 =10V, V2 = 10V. e) Compare the results of parts (a) through (d) with a computer simulation analysis.

Problem 11 Consider the circuit in Figure P2.49. The output of a diode OR logic gate is connected to the input of a second diode OR logic gate. Assume V=0.6 V for each diode. Determine the outputs VO1 and VO2 for: a) V1 = V2 =0; b) V1 = 5V, V2 = 0V; c) V1 = V2 =5V. What can be said about the relative values of VO1 and VO2 in their 'high' state?

Problem 12 Consider the circuit in Figure P2.50. The output of a diode AND logic gate is connected to the input of a second diode AND logic gate. Assume V=0.6 V for each diode. Determine the outputs V01 and VO2 for a) V1 = V2 =5V. b) V1 = 0V, V2 = 5 V; c) V1 = V2 =0; What can be said about the relative values of VO1 and VO2 in their 'low' state?

Problem 13 Sketch the steady- state output voltage v0 versus time for each circuit with the input voltage shown in Figure P2.32. Assume V=0 V and assume the RC time constant is large.

Problem 14 Design a diode clamper to generate a steady- state output voltage v0 from the input voltage v1 shown in Figure P2.33 if a) V=0 V b) V=0.7 V

Problem 15 For the circuit in Figure P 2.32(a) in Problem 13, let V=0 V and v1 10 sin t . Plot v0 versus time over 3 cycles of input voltage for a) VB= +3 V b) VB= -3 V Problem 16 a) Consider a pn juction diode biased at IDQ = 1mA. A sinusoidal voltage is superimposed on VDQ such that the peak- to- peak sinusoidal current is 0.05IDQ . The diode ideality factor n=1. Find the value of the applied peak- to- peak sinusoidal voltage. b) Repeat part (a) if IDQ = 0.1 mA. Problem 17 The diode in the circuit shown in Figure P1.49 is biased with a constant current source I. The diode ideality factor n=1. A sinusoidal signal vs is coupled through Rs and C. Assume that C is large so that it acts as a short circuit to the signal. a) Show that the sinusoidal component of the diode voltage is given by v0 vs ( b) If RS = 260 , find v0 / vs , for I = 1mA, I = 0.1 mA, and I = 0.01 mA.

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