KALASALINGAM UNIVERSITY

(KALASALINGAM ACADEMY OF RESEARCH & EDUCATION)

Anand Nagar , Krishnankoil 626126
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering
QUESTION BANK
Subject Name/Code

: Electronic Devices and Circuits/ ECE256

UNIT-I
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

PART- A (2 Marks)
1. What are the donor and acceptor impurities?
2. A BJT has IB=100A, =99 & ICO=1 A. Determine the collector current.
3. Write function of Zener diode
4. Define operating point of a transistor
5. What is meant by Depletion layer?
6. Which of the BJT configuration is suitable for impedance matching application? Why?
7. What is barrier potential?
8. Why the transistor is called a current controlled device?
9. List out the commonly used semiconductor materials.
10. Give the effect of temperature on semiconductor
11. In a common base connection IC=0.95mA &IB=0.05mA. Find the value of .
12. What is meant by depletion region?
13. Define amplification factor in JFET.
14. Compare JFET with BJT.
15. Draw the input and output characteristics of a transistor in CE configuration
and mark the cutoff, saturation and active regions.
16. Define intrinsic standoff ratio of UJT and draw its equivalent circuit
17. In BJT why base is lightly doped and emitter is highly doped?
18. Draw the input and output characteristics of a BJT
PART B

1. Classify the material based on energy band structure(8)

2. Draw and explain the VI characteristic of PN junction diode(8)
3. Discuss the input and output characteristics of CB, CE & CC configurations(10)
4. Explain the construction of JFET and its operation
5. With suitable band gab diagram explain in detail insulators, semiconductors and metals
6. Draw and explain the VI characteristic of Zener diode

7. Discuss in detail the operation and characteristic of UJT. Mention their advantages and
disadvantages.
8. Explain the operation of forward reverse and reverse biased PN junction diode.
9. Draw and explain the input and output characteristics of CB transistor configurations
10. Compare the three configurations of BJT
11. Compare the performance of a transistor in different configuration
12. Explain the Zener diode can be used as voltage regulator
UNIT-II
DC AND AC ANALYSIS OF BJT AND FET

PART- A (2 Marks)
1. Write the voltage and current gain of CC, CB & CE configuration.
2. Draw the hybrid model of a CE transistor.
3. List out the types of biasing circuit for transistor.
4. What you meant by thermal runaway?
5. What are the uses of coupling capacitor in multistage amplifier?
6. State the function of a tuned circuit in a tuned voltage amplifier.
7. Define band width & gain of an amplifier.
8. What is the need for biasing a transistor?
9. Define tuned amplifier.
10. What are multistage amplifiers?
11. Define stability factor.
12. How are amplifier classified based on biasing condition?
13. What are the disadvantages of tuned amplifiers?
14. What is a single tuned amplifier?
15. What are double tuned amplifiers?
16. What are the advantages of stagger tuned amplifier?
17. Why do we choose q point at the center of the load line?
18. Which is the most commonly used transistor configuration? Why?
19. Define hybrid parameters. What are the uses of h - Parameters?

PART B
1.

Draw the small signal hybrid model of CE & CB amplifier and derive the expression for its Ai,
Av, Ri &Ro.

2.

Discuss in detailed RC coupled amplifier and also draw the equivalent circuit of RC coupled
amplifier and mention their advantages and disadvantages.

3.

Draw the small signal hybrid model of CS & CG amplifier and derive the expression for its Ai,
Av, Zi &Zo.

4.

Discuss in detail about tuned amplifier

5.

Explain the effect of Thermal runaway in a transistor

6.

Derive an expression for the stability factor of a voltage divider bias circuit.

7.

A transistor has IE=10A & =0.98. Determine the value of IC & IB.

8.

Explain the operation of two stage RC coupled amplifier

UNIT-III
POWER AMPLIFIER

PART- A (2 Marks)
1. Define Class A power amplifier
2. State the advantages and disadvantages of Push-Pull amplifier
3. What is harmonic distortion?
4. What is cross over distortion?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of RC coupling?
6. What are the advantages of complementary symmetry amplifier?
7. What is meant by distortion in an amplifier?
8. What is meant by fundamental harmonics?
9. Why a MOSFET amplifier is more advantages than transistor amplifier?

10. What are the types of power amplifiers?

11. What is a class A amplifier?
12. What is a class B amplifier?
13. What is a class C amplifier?
14. What is a push-pull amplifier?
15. What is a class AB amplifier?
16. What is a complementary symmetry push-pull amplifier?
17. What is the power output of a push-pull amplifier?
18. Sketch the Darlington pair of CE.
19. List out the characteristics and applications of common base amplifiers.
20. What is cross over distortion of a push-pull amplifier?
PART B
1. Explain Class A, Class B, Class AB amplifier
2. Discuss in detailed MOSFET power amplifier
3. Write a short note on Darlington amplifier
4. Explain Class A, Class B, Class C as applied to power amplifier
5. Draw the complementary symmetry amplifiers and explain its working.

6. Draw a neat diagram of Push Pull Class B amplifier & explain its working
7. Explain second order harmonic generation in power amplifier
8. Explain the difference between voltage and power amplifier
9. Write short notes on harmonic distortion
10. Draw the circuit diagram and explain the working of complementary symmetry Class B
amplifiers.
11. Explain the operation of totem pole MOSFET power amplifier
UNIT-IV
FEEDBACK AMPLIFIER AND OSCILLATOR

PART- A (2 Marks)
1. How feedback amplifiers are are classified?
2. What is an oscillator?
3. What are the conditions for sustained oscillator or what is Barkhausen criterion?
4. Draw the equivalent circuit of Crystal Oscillator.
5. Colpitts oscillator circuit having two capacitors of 10pF & 100pF respectively are connected
in parallel with an inductor of 10mH. Determine the frequency of oscillations of the circuit.

6. Compare the positive and negative feedback.

7. How does negative voltage feedback increases with the bandwidth of amplifier?
8. In phase shift oscillator R1=R2=R3=10M & C1=C2=C3=68pF. At what frequency does the
circuit oscillate?

9. Give the difference between oscillator & amplifier.

10. What is the relation between frequency and thickness in crystal oscillator?
11. Mention the effects of negative feedback.
12. Mention the few applications of oscillators.
13. Draw the schematic representation of Hartley oscillator.
14. Why do we need three R-C networks for a phase shift oscillator? Can we have two or
four?
15. What are the main classifications of oscillators?
16. Draw the Colpitts oscillator. How is the feedback requirements met in it?
17. Describe the construction of phase shift oscillator.
18. What are the merits and demerits of a phase shift oscillator?
19. What are advantageous feature of a crystal oscillator?
20. What are the factors which affect the frequency stability of an oscillator?
PART B
1. With a neat diagram explain the action of Hartley oscillator

2. Write the properties of negative feedback amplifier

3. Difference between sinusoidal and non sinusoidal oscillator
4. Describe the construction, working and application of saw tooth wave generator
5. Describe the construction, working and application of triangle wave generator
6. Explain the various types of feedback configurations
7. Write short notes on sinusoidal and non sinusoidal oscillator
8. Draw the block diagram of negative feedback amplifier. Derive an expression for the voltage
gains of an amplifier of gain when subjected to negative feedback.
9. Explain the working of Colpitts oscillator and derive the expression for frequency of
oscillation for Colpitts oscillator.
10. Difference between amplifier and oscillator
11. Draw the circuit diagram of Wein bridge oscillator and explain with operation
UNIT-V
APPLICATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES

PART- A (2 Marks)
1. What is Schmitt trigger?
2. Compare the trigger requirements of three types of multivibrator
3. Draw the block diagram for regulated power supply.
4. Define the transformer utilization factor of a rectifier.
5. Find the value for Form factor & Peak factor on full wave rectifier.
6. Define the term voltage regulation.
7. What is the difference between clipping and clamping?
8. What is meant by capacitor input filter?
9. What is ripple factor?
10. Give the difference between ordinary power supply and regulated power supply.
11. What is a clipper?
12. What is a clamper?
13. What is a multivibrator?
14. On what basis is the multivibrators are classified?
15. Draw the switching waveform for the astable multivibrator.
16. List the applications of astable multivibrator.
17. List the applications of bistable multivibrator.
18. How Schmitt trigger is different from a multivibrator?
19. Explain the lower and upper threshold voltages in a Schmitt trigger.
20. What is meant by hysteresis voltage in a Schmitt trigger?
21. List the applications of a Schmitt trigger.
22. Under what conditions would a Schmitt trigger circuit operate as an amplifier?
23. What are the basic elements of regulated power supply?
24. What is ripple factor?

25. What is a rectifier?

26. Define efficiency of a rectifier?
27. What is a filter and state its types?
28. What is SMPS?
29. What is a regulator and state its types?
30. What is meant by Hysterisis voltage in a Schmitt trigger circuit?
PART B

1. What is regulated power supply? Draw the block diagram of a regulated power supply
and explain about it.
2. Discuss series voltage regulator
3. Discuss briefly the working of Bistable multivibrator
4. What are clampers? And explain its types.
5. Explain the various stages of regulated power supply
6. Discuss any one of the voltage regulator
7. Describe the construction, working of Monostable Multivibrator
8. Draw the circuit diagram of Schmitt trigger & explain it in detail.
9. With the help of the circuit diagram explain about the working of transistor series regulator
10. Explain the operation of a Schmitt trigger using transistors. Show how Schmitt trigger can be
used for wave shaping purposes.

11. Draw a half wave rectifier and explain the input & output waveform and derive its
performance factors.