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The document is a question bank for the course U23EE303 - Electronic Devices and Circuits at Sona College of Technology, focusing on topics such as PN junctions, diodes, transistors, and rectifier circuits. It includes both Part-A with short answer questions and Part-B with detailed explanations required for various electronic concepts. The questions cover fundamental principles, applications, and calculations related to electronic devices.

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EDC Question bank for CIE-1

The document is a question bank for the course U23EE303 - Electronic Devices and Circuits at Sona College of Technology, focusing on topics such as PN junctions, diodes, transistors, and rectifier circuits. It includes both Part-A with short answer questions and Part-B with detailed explanations required for various electronic concepts. The questions cover fundamental principles, applications, and calculations related to electronic devices.

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Sona College of Technology (Autonomous), Salem -5.

Department of EEE
U23EE303-ELECTRON DEVICES AND CIRCUITS

Question Bank CIE-1

Part-A

1 What is PN junction? How is it formed?


2 Compare clipper and clamper circuit.
3 What happens to the current through a tunnel diode when the voltage across it is
increased beyond the peak point?
4 How does the forward voltage of an LED influence its efficiency and brightness?
5 Compare half wave rectifier and full wave rectifier.
6 What is the primary function of a PN junction diode?
7 List the applications of PN junction diode.
8 Which type of diode rectifier circuit is used to convert AC to pulsating DC?
9 What is the principle of operation of a photo diode, and how does it differ from a
solar cell?
10 What is tunnel diode?
11 List the applications of LED.
12 Write the current diode current equation.
13 What is duty ratio?
14 What is diffusion and transition capacitance?
15 What is the different configuration of BJT?
16 Why does the CE configuration provide large current amplification while the CB
configuration does not?
17 List the applications of BJT.
18 What is a bipolar junction transistor? How are its terminals named?
19 What is the need for biasing of transistor?
20 What is amplification.

PART -B
1 Explain the role of a diode clipper in protecting electronic circuits from voltage
spikes.
2 Explain the operation of a clamper circuit with a diagram.
3 Explain the formation of the depletion region in a P-N junction diode. How does the
doping concentration on both sides of the junction affect the width and
characteristics of the depletion region?
4 Given a full-wave rectifier circuit with a transformer secondary voltage of 18V
RMS, calculate the peak output voltage and the average DC output voltage,
considering a diode forward voltage drop of 0.7V.
5 Discuss how the Zener knee current impacts the regulation capability of a Zener
diode. What happens to the output voltage if the diode operates below this knee
current?
6 Given an LED with a forward voltage of 3.2V and a current of 20 mA, calculate the
power dissipation in the LED. If the thermal resistance is 10°C/W, determine the
temperature rise in the LED junction.
7 Explain the VI characteristics of PN junction diode.
8 Discuss the working principle of a tunnel diode in detail, including the concepts of
quantum tunneling and heavy doping.
9 Derive the diode equation and explain the significance of each term in the context of
diode operation. How does the diode equation predict the current-voltage
relationship in a PN junction diode?
10 Calculate the output voltage of a diode clipper circuit when the input signal is a sine
wave and the diode's forward voltage is 0.7V.
11 Discuss the methods used to measure and characterize the switching performance of
a PN junction diode.
12 Explain how a photodiode converts light into an electrical current. What are the key
factors affecting its sensitivity?
13 Explain the working principle of a full-wave bridge rectifier.
14 Describe the construction and working principle of a varactor diode. Discuss the
significance of the junction capacitance and how it varies with reverse bias voltage.
15 Discuss the impact of transistor β (beta) variations on the I/O characteristics of a
common emitter amplifier. How do changes in β affect the voltage gain, current gain,
and overall stability of the amplifier?
16 The common-base dc current gain of a transistor is 0.967.If the emitter current is
10mA, What is value of base current?
17 Discuss the impact of varying the load resistance on the output characteristics of a
BJT in a common collector configuration. How does changing the load resistance
affect the voltage and current behavior of the transistor?
18 How do the common emitter, common collector, and common base configurations
compare in terms of their ability to provide voltage amplification? Discuss the
implications for circuit design and application in
19 Explain the operation of NPN transistor.
20 Explain how a transistor is used as an amplifier.

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