NATIONAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, K.R.
Nagar, Kovilpatti
(An Autonomous Institution, Affiliated to Anna University Chennai)
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT TEST – I
Subject Code: 23EC33C Date: 25.09.2024
Subject Name: Electronic Devices Marks: 50
PART A (5 x 2 = 10)
1. State Avalanche multiplication problem in semiconductor devices CO1-K2
2. Draw the energy band diagram of PN diode under equilibrium condition CO1-K2
3. Define built in potential of PN junction diode CO1-K2
4. Draw VI characteristics plot of ideal PN junction diode. CO1-K2
5. Consider a BJT in Common base configuration has current amplification ratio of 0.98 and voltage drop CO2-K2
across 1 KΩ is 2V. Find the base current.
6. For the common base circuit shown in Fig. 3, determine IC and VCB . Assume the transistor to be of CO2-K2
silicon
7. Why base region is lightly doped in bipolar junction transistor? CO2-K2
8. How can BJT will be operated as a switch? CO2-K2
9. What is Peak Inverse voltage of PN junction diode and state its importance CO1-K2
PART A (2 x 12 = 24)
10. (i) Determine the width of the depletion region of PN diode when reverse voltage bias of -2V is applied. CO1-K2
Assume NA and ND=1015 cm-3 for silicon diode.
(ii) Explain the Woking principle of PN diode under forward bias and reverse bias with the help of neat
diagram and its VI characteristics
11. (i) What is BJT and why it is called as current controlled device. Explain BJT characteristics in common CO2-K2
emitter configuration and state the importance of various parameters derived from its input and output
characteristics.
(ii) A transistor is connected in common emitter (CE) configuration in which collector supply is 8 V and
the voltage drop across resistance RC connected in the collector circuit is 0.5 V. The value of RC = 800 Ω.
If α = 0.96, determine : (i) collector-emitter voltage (ii) base current.
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