Branch: AIML/CS/CSE/DS Year /
Sem/Regulation: I/II(SR24)
Sub: Electronic Devices and Circuits Regulation:
SR24
QUESTION BANK
PART A
Unit-1
1 What is doping?
2 What is a PN junction?
3 What are intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors?
4 What is meant by hole? How do holes move in an intrinsic
semiconductor?
5 What is meant by N-Type impurity?
6 What are the approximate voltages to break down the Covalent bonds on
Ge and Si?
7 What are donor and acceptor impurities?
8 Write the diode current equation and explain the parameters involved.
9 Draw Forward and reverse bias PN junction Diode and its equivalent
circuit symbols.
10 Define the terms Static resistance, Dynamic resistance of PN Junction
diode.
Unit-2
1 Define rectifier.
2 What is ripple factor?
3 What are peak inverse voltage and peak factor?
4 Write two advantages of bridge rectifier.
5 What is meant by transformer Utilization factor?
6 Name the filters used in Power Supplies.
7 Write equation for efficiency of rectifier.
8 What is the need for filters in power supplies?
9 What are Clippers? Mention its different tyes.
10 What are clampers?
Unit-3
1 What is a bipolar junction transistor? How are its terminals named?
2 Name the different configurations of BJT?
3 Explain the concept of early effect?
4 Why is a FET called as field effect transistor?
5 For a BJT, the common-base current gain α = 0.98 and the collector-base
junction reverse-bias saturation current Ico = 0.6 µA. Calculate the
collector current Ic for this mode of operation is?
6 What is the power gain of a CB amplifier approximately equal to?
7 Which transistor configuration provides highest output impedence ?
8 For an NPN bipolar transistor, what is the main stream of current in base
region?
9 For α = 0.9, calculate the value of β and γ.
10 In a common-base transistor circuit, the emitter current IE is 10 mA and
collector current Ic is 9.8 mA. Find the value of base current IB, α and β.
Unit-4
1 Define the pinch off Voltage Vp. Sketch the depletion region before and
after the pinch-off.
2 What are the relative merits of an N-channel and P-Channel FET?
3 Explain why BJT’s are called bipolar devices while FET’S are called
unipolar devices?
4 Briefly describe some applications of JFET.
5 What is a MOSFET? Name types of MOSFETs.
6 Define threshold voltage.
7 What is the main factor that helps a MOSFET to breakdown?
8 What is the condition required by BJT to operate in saturation region?
Mention the disadvantage of FET over BJT.
9.
FET is voltage-controlled device. Explain.
10.
Unit-5
1 Distinguish between avalanche and Zener mechanisms.
2 What is tunnelling?
List the applications of tunnel diode and mention its advantages and
3 disadvantages.
4 In what respect is a Led different from an ordinary P-N Junction Diode
Explain the terms
i) Working voltage and
5 ii) Breakdown voltage of an SCR.
6 Can an ordinary rectifier diode be used as a Zener diode? Explain.
7 List the applications of a photodiode.
8 List the applications of an LED.
9 What is a Varactor diode? Mention some of its applications.
10 What is a UJT? Draw its symbol and mention its applications.
PART B
10 - Long Questions from each Unit
Unit-1
1 Describe the action of PN Junction diode in Forward biased and reverse
biased condition.
2 Explain the V-I Characteristics of PN Junction Diode.
3 Explain the terms transition Capacitance CT and Diffusion Capacitance
CD in detail.
4 With the help of neat diagrams explain the concept of Avalanche
breakdown.
5 With the help of neat diagram explain the equivalent circuit of diode.
6 Distinguish between an ideal diode and a practical diode.
7 Explain the switching times of PN Junction diode with neat sketch.
8 Explain the terms Static resistance, Dynamic resistance and average
resistance in detail.
9 Find the value of DC resistance and AC resistance of a germanium
junction diode at 25ᵒ C with Io = 25µA and at an applied Voltage of 0.2 V
across the diode.
10 Calculate the Dynamic Forward and reverse resistance of a PN Junction
diode when the Applied Voltage is 0.25 V at T= 300K given Io = 2 µA.
Unit-2
1 Draw the circuit diagram of a half wave rectifier and explain its
operation.
2 Derive the expressions for rectification efficiency, ripple factor,
transformer utilization factor, form factor and peak factor of a half wave
rectifier.
3 Explain the action of a full-wave rectifier and give waveforms of input
and output voltages.
4 Derive an expression for a ripple factor in full wave rectifier with
resistive load.
5 Show that a full wave rectifier is twice as efficient as a half wave
rectifier.
6 Describe the action of a full wave bridge rectifier with the help of neat
diagram.
7 Compare the performances of inductive, L-section and π-section filters.
8 A half-wave rectifier, having a resistive load of 1000 Ω, rectifies an
alternating Voltage of 325 V peak value and the diode has a forward
resistance of 100 Ω. Calculate
(a) Peak, average and rms values of current
(b) Dc power output
(c) Ac input power and
(d) Efficiency of the rectifier.
9 What is a clipper? With the help of neat diagram explain the concept of
two-level clipping.
10 In detail explain the operation of clampers with the help of neat diagrams.
Compare the half wave, full wave and bridge rectifier.
11.
Unit-3
1 Derive the relationship between α & β, α & γ and β & γ.
2 Why does the CE configuration provide large current amplification while
the CB configuration does not?
3 Draw the circuit diagram of an NPN junction transistor CE configuration
and describe the static input and output characteristics.
4 Explain the CC configuration input characteristics as well as output
characteristics.
5 Explain the CB configuration input characteristics as well as output
characteristics.
6 Explain transistor as a switch with a neat sketch.
7 Compare different transistor configurations based on different
parameters.
8 Explain the operations of NPN transistor with neat sketches?
9 Explain the transistor switching times with neat waveforms.
10 Illustrate and explain active region, saturation region and cut-off region in
transistor characteristics.
Unit-4
1 Explain the construction of N-channel JFET with a neat sketch and
explain its working.
2 Explain the four distinct regions of the output characteristics of a JFET.
3 Compare JFET with BJT.
4 Explain FET as a voltage variable resistor?
4 Explain the working principle of Junction Field Effect Transistor with a
neat sketch.
5 With the help neat sketch, explain the working of Enhancement type
MOSFET.
6 Explain working principle and construction of depletion type MOSFET?
7 What is MOSFET? What are the types of MOSFET?
8 Derive the expression for threshold voltage in MOSFET.
9 Explain the differences between Enhancement MOSFET and Depletion
MOSFET.
10 Explain MOSFET characteristics in enhancement mode.
Unit-5
Explain the working of Zener diode as a voltage regulator with a neat
1 diagram.
What is Zener diode? How does it differ from normal PN junction diode?
2 Draw its symbol and V-I Characteristics and explain its operation.
Explain in detail about the tunnel diode and draw and explain its
3 characteristics.
4 Explain the principle and working of photodiode with neat sketch.
What is UJT? Explain its construction and V-I characteristics with neat
5 sketches.
6 Explain the working principle of varactor diode with neat sketches.
7 Explain the volt-ampere characteristics of a semiconductor photo diode.
8 Describe the operation of a Schottky diode with neat sketch.
9 Describe the working principle of an SCR with V-I characteristics.
10 Explain working principle of Solar Cell with a neat diagram.