Mid Exam ECE 1312 Question S2 1011
Mid Exam ECE 1312 Question S2 1011
Mid Exam ECE 1312 Question S2 1011
Matric No:
Program
: ENGINEERING
Level of Study
: UG1
Time
: 10 am 12:00 pm
Date
: 12/2/2011
Duration
: 2 hours
Section(s)
: 1-10
: Electronics
This Question Paper Consist of Four (5) Printed Pages (Including Cover Page) With Four (4)
Questions.
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Q.1
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[20 marks]
a) Silicon with an intrinsic carrier concentration of 1.5 x 1010 /cm3 is doped with 5 x 1016
atoms/cm3 of an element X. After doping, silicon becomes an n-type material.
(10 marks)
i)
Give an example of element X.
ii)
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iii)
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Consider a p-n junction with the n-type doping the same as above, 5 x 1016
atoms/cm3. If the built in voltage is to be 0.712 V , what is the p-type doping
concentration?
b) Describe the difference between drift and diffusion currents and state their governing
equations
(5 marks)
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c) For the circuits shown in Fig. 1(c), assume that V = 0.7 V. Calculate the current I and
voltage V.
(5 marks)
Fig. 1(c)
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Q.2
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[20 marks]
a) The full wave rectifier circuit shown in Fig. 2(a) has an input signal whose frequency is
50 Hz. The rms value of s = 8.5 V Assume each diode cut-in
in voltage is V = 0.7 V.
(5 marks)
i.
What is the maximum value of vo?
ii.
What is the Peak Inverse
nverse Voltage (PIV) rating of each diode?
Fig.2(a)
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b) The
he diode circuit shown in Fig. 2(b)(ii) has a square wave input shown in Fig. 2(b)(i).
Plot the Vo against time. As
Assume a cut-in voltage, V = 0.6 V and VB = 5 V. (5 marks)
15
V
-5 V
(i)
Fig. 2(b)(i)
Fig. 2(b)(ii)
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c) The clamper circuit shown in Fig. 2(c)(i) has a sinusoidal wave input shown in Fig.
2(b)(ii) with VM = 5 V. Plot the Vo against time. Assume a cut-in voltage, V = 0.7 V.
(5 marks)
Fig. 2(c)(i)
Fig. 2(c)(ii)
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d) A Zener diode circuit is shown in Fig. 2(d). Calculate RL such that IZ = 0.1 IR. (5 marks)
IR
Fig. 2(d)
IRL
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Q.3
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[20 marks]
a) The npn transistor shown in Fig. 3(a) has a current source, IE = 1.5 mA and = 100.
Determine IB, IC, and VC. What mode is the transistor operating in?
(5 marks)
Fig. 3(a)
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b) The pnp transistor shown in Fig. 3(b) has = 100. Plot the voltage transfer characteristic
(VO versus VI) over the range 0 VI 5 V.
(7 marks)
Fig. 3(b)
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c) The pnp transistor shown in Fig. 3(c) is operating in saturation with VEC (sat) = 0.2 V and
VEB = 0.7V. Calculate IB, IC, IE and . Sketch the load line and plot the Q-point values for
the IC versus VEC graph.
(8 marks)
Fig. 3(c)