EC25C05 - Electronic Circuits and Analysis (R2025)
Notes & Question Bank
Unit 1: Diode and Filter Circuits
Topics: Clippers, Clampers, Voltage Multipliers, Half-wave, Full-wave and Bridge Rectifiers, Zener
Regulators, RC/RL/RLC Filters. Notes: Rectifiers convert AC to DC. Bridge rectifier offers high
efficiency and no center tap. Zener diode regulates voltage in breakdown region. Filters remove
ripple components. Important 2 Marks: Define clipper, clamper, ripple factor, PIV, regulation.
Important 13 Marks: Explain bridge rectifier with waveform; derive full-wave rectifier efficiency;
explain RC, RL and RLC filters.
Unit 2: BJT Circuits
Topics: Load line analysis, Biasing, Stabilization, Early Effect, RC and Transformer Coupled
Amplifiers, Current Mirrors. Notes: Q-point ensures faithful amplification. Voltage divider bias
provides good stability. Early effect causes collector current variation with collector voltage.
Important 2 Marks: Q-point, load line, stability factor, current mirror. Important 13 Marks: Explain
load line analysis; compare biasing methods; RC coupled amplifier analysis.
Unit 3: MOSFET Circuits
Topics: MOSFET biasing techniques, Common Source, Common Drain, Common Gate Amplifiers.
Notes: MOSFET is voltage controlled with high input impedance. CS amplifier provides high gain;
CD provides unity gain and buffering. Important 2 Marks: Define transconductance, pinch-off,
MOSFET biasing. Important 13 Marks: Analyze CS amplifier; explain MOSFET biasing methods.
Unit 4: Frequency Response of Amplifiers
Topics: Low and high frequency response, Hybrid-pi model, Miller effect, Cascode amplifier,
Darlington pair. Notes: Bandwidth = fH - fL. Miller effect increases effective input capacitance.
Cascode improves bandwidth and gain. Important 2 Marks: Bandwidth, cutoff frequency, Miller
effect. Important 13 Marks: Derive frequency response of BJT amplifier; explain Cascode amplifier.
Unit 5: Feedback Amplifiers and Waveform
Generators
Topics: Positive/Negative feedback, Feedback topologies, Oscillators, Barkhausen criterion, RC
Phase Shift, Wien Bridge, Hartley, Colpitts, Multivibrators. Notes: Negative feedback improves
stability and bandwidth. Barkhausen criterion: Loop gain = 1 and phase shift = 0 or 360 degrees.
Important 2 Marks: Feedback, oscillator, loop gain. Important 13 Marks: Explain feedback
topologies; derive oscillator conditions.
Unit 6: Power Amplifiers
Topics: Class A, B, AB, C, D, S Amplifiers, THD, Heat Sinks. Notes: Class A has best linearity;
Class D has highest efficiency. THD measures harmonic distortion. Important 2 Marks: THD,
crossover distortion, heat sink. Important 13 Marks: Compare power amplifier classes; explain
push-pull operation.
Comprehensive Question Bank
1. Explain the operation of a bridge rectifier with suitable waveforms.
2. Derive the efficiency of a full-wave rectifier.
3. Discuss Zener voltage regulator operation.
4. Explain BJT load-line analysis and determination of Q-point.
5. Compare fixed bias and voltage-divider bias.
6. Explain RC coupled multistage amplifier.
7. Describe current mirror circuits and applications.
8. Analyze common source MOSFET amplifier.
9. Explain common drain and common gate amplifiers.
10. Derive frequency response of BJT amplifier.
11. Explain Miller effect and its significance.
12. Describe Cascode amplifier and Darlington pair.
13. Explain four feedback topologies.
14. State and explain Barkhausen criterion.
15. Discuss Wien bridge, Hartley and Colpitts oscillators.
16. Explain astable, monostable and bistable multivibrators.
17. Compare Class A, B, AB, C, D and S amplifiers.
18. Discuss THD and heat sink requirements.