REPUBLIC OF IRAQ

MINSTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION & Sub : Electronic

SCIENTIFIC RESERACH Class : 2nd Stage
SOUTHERN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Time : 2 hours
ENGINEERING TECHNICAL COLLEGE / Date : 29th Jan. 2018
BASRAH

Q1: Drive the expression of current and voltage of the circuits shown below (Choose two
only).

25 Marks
(a) (b) (c)

Q2: A\ Determine how much the Q-point (IC, VCE) for the circuit in Figure below will
change over a temperature range where β𝐷𝐶 increases from 70 to 250. It should
be noted that the value of 𝑅𝐶 and 𝑅𝐵 are 960 Ω, and 500 kΩ respectively.
Further, draw the load line graph showing the Q point in it.

15 Marks

Q2/B: Design a circuit using emitter bias that operates from dc voltages of +12 V and -12 V.
The maximum IC is to be 20 mA and the Q-point is at 10 mA and 4 V.
10 Marks

Examiner Good Luck Head of the Department

Dr. Haider M. Alrudainy Dr. Rashed
 REPUBLIC OF IRAQ
MINSTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION & Sub :
SCIENTIFIC RESERACH Class :
SOUTHERN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Time :
ENGINEERING TECHNICAL COLLEGE / Date :
BASRAH

Q3/: Draw the dc and ac equivalent circuits for the amplifier in the figure below.

25 Marks

Q4/A: Choose the correct answer of the following

1. The maximum value of collector current in a biased transistor is
(a) β𝐷𝐶 IC (b) IC(sat) (c) greater than IE (d) IE- IB
2. Ideally, a dc load line is a straight line drawn on the collector characteristic curves between
(a) the Q-point and cutoff (b) the Q-point and saturation (c) VCE(cutoff) and IC(sat)
3. The input resistance at the base of a biased transistor depends mainly on
(a) β𝐷𝐶 (b) 𝑅𝐵 (c) 𝑅𝐸 (d) β𝐷𝐶 and 𝑅𝐸
4. In a certain voltage-divider biased npn transistor, VB is 2.95 V. The dc emitter voltage is approximately
(a) 2.25 V (b) 2.95 V (c) 3.65 V (d) 0.7
5. In a voltage-divider biased npn transistor, if the lower voltage-divider resistor opens,
(a) the transistor is not affected, (b) the transistor may be driven into cutoff, (c) the transistor may be
driven into saturation, (d) the collector current will decrease.
15 Marks
Q4/B: Select a minimum value for the emitter bypass capacitor, C2, in Figure below if the amplifier
must operate over a frequency range from 200 Hz to 10 kHz.

10 Marks

Examiner Good Luck Head of the Department

Dr. Haider M. Alrudainy Dr. Rashed
 REPUBLIC OF IRAQ
MINSTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION & Sub :
SCIENTIFIC RESERACH Class :
SOUTHERN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Time :
ENGINEERING TECHNICAL COLLEGE / Date :
BASRAH

25 Marks

Examiner Good Luck Head of the Department

Dr. Haider M. Alrudainy Dr. Rashed