EE441 DIGITAL ELECTRONICS CIRCUITS Sec C

1st QUIZ Total Marks 20

Name I.D#

1. Answer the following any three 6 Marks

a) Describe what causes the Turn Off time in the Transistor switching
waveform.
b) Define Junction Capacitance in case of a diode.
c) Design a circuit using diodes and resistor to implement the following logic
(A.B.C) and show in the circuit what would be the output when
A=1,B=0,C=1 is applied.
d) Calculate maximum frequency of square wave input that may be used in
transistor switch circuit. If RB =5.6KΩ, and C=1200pF.
e) Draw a circuit diagram of a direct couple inverter circuit. Provided that input
is a square wave of amplitude 10 volts.

2. Choose the best answer. 8 Marks

i. For an ideal diode the peak inverse voltage(PIV) is
a) infinite b) finite
c) 0 d) 1
ii. The characteristics of an ideal switch is
1) When closed give infinite voltage
2) When it is open give zero current
3) When it is closed give zero voltage
4) When it is open give zero voltage drop
a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only
c) 2 only c) 2 and 4 only
iii. Which BJT configuration can be used as power amplifier
a) Common collector b) Common emitter
b) Common base d) all of the above
iv. For transistor to be operated in saturation mode the current amplification
factor Hfe should be
a) minimum b) 100
c) infinite d) 0
v. The circuit that formed after connecting speed up/commutating capacitor
in parallel w ith RB is
a) Integrator circuit b) filter circuit
c) Parallel circuit d) differentiator circuit
vi. Storage time in diode is
a) Due to majority charge carrier flow when forward bias
b) Due to minority charge accumulation when forward bias
c) due to internal characteristics of diode
d) due to temperature coefficient of resistance of diode
 vii. For direct couple BJT inverter the input is
a) Square wave b) pulse wave
c) Sine wave d) it can be any wave
viii. In design of an inverter circuit the RB is selected
a) Next lower standard value than calculated
b) Next higher standard value than calculated
c) Calculated value can be selected
d) It can be lower or higher depend on transistor

3. Solve the following numerical. 6 marks

The circuit in Figure has Vcc=12V and Rc=3.3KΩ. The input voltage has a PW
of 10µs. Calculate the level of Vo.
a) before input is applied,
b) at the end of delay time,
c) at the end of turn off time,
d) Also determine the time from the commencement of the input pulse until
the transistor switches off.
Collector cutoff current Icex=50nA and toff =250ns

Good Luck