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Official PYQ2001Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
The oscillator circuit shown in the figure,
Official PYQ2001Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
The transistor shunt regulator shown in the figure is has a regulated output voltage of 10 V10 \mathrm{~V}, when the input varies from 20 V20 \mathrm{~V} to 30 V30 \mathrm{~V}. The relevant parameters for the zener diode and the transistor are: VZ=9.5, VSE =0.3 V,β=99\mathrm{V}_{\text{Z}}=9.5, \mathrm{~V}_{\text{SE }}=0.3 \mathrm{~V}, \beta=99. Neglect the current through …
Official PYQ2001Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
An npn BJT\text{BJT} has gm=38 m A/V,Cu=10−14 F\mathrm{gm}=38 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~A} / \mathrm{V}, \mathrm{C}_{u}=10^{-14} \mathrm{~F}, Cπ=4×10−13 FC_{\pi}=4 \times 10^{-13} \mathrm{~F}, and DCD C current gain β0=90\beta_{0}=90. For this transistor fTf_{\mathrm{T}} and fβf_{\beta} are
Official PYQ2000Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
The current gain of a bipolar transistor drops at high frequencies because of
Official PYQ2000Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
Introducing a resistor in the emitter of a common amplifier stabilizes the dc\text{dc} operating point against variations in
Official PYQ2000Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
In the differential amplifer of the figure, if the source resistance of the current source IEEI_{E E} is infinite, then the common-mode gain is
Official PYQ2000Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
In the circuit of the figure, assume that the transistor is in active region. It has a large β\beta and its base-emitter voltage is 0.7 V0.7 \mathrm{~V}. The value of Ic\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{c}} is
Official PYQ1999Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
A Darlington emitter - follower circuit is sometimes used in the output stage of a TTL\text{TTL} gate in order to
Official PYQ1999Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
Crossover distortion behaviour is characteristic of
Official PYQ1999Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
In the cascade amplifier shown in the given figure, if the common - emitter stage (Q1)\left(Q_{1}\right) has a transconductance gm1\mathrm{gm}_{1}, and the common base stage (Q2)\left(Q_{2}\right) has a transconductance gm2′\mathrm{gm}_{2^{\prime}}, then the overall transconductance g(=i0/v1)g\left(=i_{0} / v_{1}\right) of the cascade amplifier is
Official PYQ1999Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
The early effect in a bipolar junction transistor is caused by
Official PYQ1999Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
An amplifier is assumed to have a single-pole high-frequency transfer function. The rise time of its output response to a step function input is 35  nsec35\;\text{nsec}. The upper −3  dB-3 \; d B frequency (in MHz\text{MHz}) for the amplifier to a sinusoidal input is approximately at
Official PYQ1999Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
An npn\text{npn} transistor (with C=0.3  pF\mathrm{C}=0.3 \; \mathrm{pF} ) has a unity gain cutoff frequency fTf_{\mathrm{T}} of 400  MHz400 \; \mathrm{MHz} at a dc\text{dc} bias current Ic=1 mAI_{c}=1 \mathrm{~mA}. The value of its CμC_{\mu} (in  pF\mathrm{~pF} ) is approximately (VT=26  mV)\left(\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{T}}=26 \; \mathrm{mV}\right)
Official PYQ1999Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
An nn-channel JEFT\text{JEFT} has IDSS=2 mA\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{DSS}}=2 \mathrm{~mA} and Vp=−4 V\mathrm{V}_{p}=-4 \mathrm{~V}. Its transconductance gm\mathrm{gm} (in milliohm) for an applied gate-to-source voltage VGS\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{GS}} of −2 V-2 \mathrm{~V} is
Official PYQ1998Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
In the MOSFET\text{MOSFET} amplifier of the figure is the signal outputs V1V_{1} and V2V_{2} obey the relationship
Official PYQ1998Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
In a series regulated power supply circuit, the voitage gain AvA_{v} of the 'pass' transistor satisfies the condition
Official PYQ1998Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
A multistage amplifier has a low-pass response with three real poles at s=−ω1−ω2s=-\omega_{1}-\omega_{2} and ω3\omega_{3}. The approximate overall bandwidth B\mathrm{B} of the amplifier will be given by
Official PYQ1998Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
The emitter coupled pair of BJT’s\text{BJT's} gives a linear transfer relation between the differential output voltage and the differenital input voltage Vid\mathrm{V}_{i d } only when the magnitude of VidV_{i d} is less α\alpha times the thermal voltage, where α\alpha is
Official PYQ1998Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
In a differential amplifier, CMRR\text{CMRR} can be improved by using an increased
Official PYQ1998Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
Two identical FETs\text{FETs}, each characterised by the parameters gmg_m and rdr_d are connected in parallel. The composite FET\text{FET} is then characterised by the parameters