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Homework Assignment 02

Question 1 (Short Takes), 2 points each.

1. An op-amp has input bias current 𝐼𝐵 = 1 𝜇A. Make an estimate for the input offset current
𝐼𝑂𝑆 .

2. True or false. For both the inverting and noninverting op-amp configurations, 𝑉𝑂𝑆 results in
an output offset voltage 𝑉𝑂𝑆 (1 + 𝑅2 ⁄𝑅1 ).

3. An inverting op-amp amplifier is designed with 𝑅1 = 1K and 𝑅𝐹 = 39K. What value of

resistance should be placed in series with the noninverting input terminal for bias current
compensation.

4. What is the impedance of a 0.1 𝜇F capacitor at 𝑓 = 1 kHz?

(a) ≈ −𝑗1.6 × 103 Ω

(b) 𝑗10 × 103 Ω
(c) ≈ +𝑗1.6 × 103 Ω
(d) −1.6 × 103 Ω
(e) 10K

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5. What is the impedance of a 10 mH inductor 𝑓 = 100 kHz?

(a) 1 × 103 Ω
(b) 𝑗6.28K
(c) −𝑗(6.2.8 × 103 Ω)
(d) −6.28 × 103 Ω
(e) 1K

6. A 100-mV source with internal resistance 𝑅𝑠 = 1K drives an amplifier with gain 𝐴𝑣 =

𝑣𝑜 ⁄𝑣𝑖 = 10 (see figure). The output voltage is 750 mV. What is the amplifier’s input
resistance 𝑅𝑖 ?

(a) ∞

(b) 1K

(c) 3K

(d) Need additional information

(e) 0 Ω

7. Four resistor in ascending order are

(a) 22R, 270K, 2K2 1M

(b) 4K7, 10K, 47R, 330K
(c) 3R3, 4R7, 22R, 5K6
(d) 100R, 10K, 1M, 3K3

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8. A schematic shows a capacitor’s value as 100n. This is equivalent to a capacitor with value

(a) 0.1 𝜇F (b) 1,000 pF (c) 0.0001 𝜇F (d) 0.01 𝜇F

9. An engineer tests a silicon diode with a multimeter using the Ohm-meter function. The meter
measures a low value of resistance with the meter leads in both positions. The trouble, if any,
is that

(a) The diode is broken and internally open

(b) The diode is broken and internally shorted
(c) The diode is working but shorted to ground
(d) The diode is working correctly

10. A diode conducts when it is forward-biased, and the anode is connected to the ________
through a limiting resistor.

(a) Anode (b) Positive supply (c) Negative supply (d) Cathode

11. For a forward-biased diode, the barrier potential ________ as temperature increases.

(a) decreases (b) increases (c) stays the same

12. In a 20 VAC series RC circuit, if 20 VAC is measured across the resistor and 40 VAC is
measured across the capacitor, the magnitude of the applied voltage is:

(a) ≈ 60 V (b) ≈ 55 V (c) ≈ 50 V (d) ≈ 45 V

13. What is the magnitude of the current phase angle for a 5.6 𝜇F capacitor and a 50-Ω resistor in
series with a 1.1 kHz, 5 VAC source?

(a) 72.9° (b) 62.7° (c) 27.3° (d) 17.1

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14. What is the voltage across a capacitor after being charged from a 100 V source for a period
of one time constant? The initial voltage across the capacitor is 0 V.

(a) 37.8 V (b) 38 V (c) 63.2 V (d) 90 V

15. What is the charging time constant of the following circuit?

(a) 294 ps
(b) 13.5 ms
(c) 21.5 ms
(d) 2.16 Gs

16. Determine absolute value of the peak current through the load resistor? Assume 𝑉𝛾 = 0.7 V
for the diodes. (3 points)

(a) 2.325 mA
(b) 4.65 mA
(c) 0 mA
(d) 1.25 mA

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17. Two 0.68 𝜇F capacitors are connected in series across a 10 kHz sine wave signal source. The
total capacitive reactance is:

(a) 46.8 Ω (b) 4.68 Ω (c) 7.45 Ω (d) 21 Ω

18. Which of the circuit is a current-to-voltage converter?

19. Which circuit is a voltage-to-current converter?

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20. In the circuit 𝑉𝐼𝑁 = 10 V, 𝑅1 = 10𝐾, and 𝑅𝐿 = 5𝐾. What current flows through 𝑅𝐿 ?

21. What is the current through the ideal diode?

(a) 1 mA
(b) 0.975 mA
(c) 0.942 mA
(d) 0.867 mA

22. What is the current through the zener diode?

(a) 7 mA
(b) 6 mA
(c) 12.3 mA
(d) 13 mA

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23. With a 12-V supply, a silicon diode, and a 370 Ω resistor in series, what voltage will be
dropped across the diode?

(a) ≈ 0.3 V (b) ≈ 0.7 V (c) ≈ 0.9 V (d) (a) ≈ 1.4 V

24. The Thevenin voltage VTH for the circuit external to R L is

(a) 135∠63.4° V
(b) 13.4∠63.4° V
(c) 12.2∠0° V
(d) 122∠0° V

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Question 2 (Principles) For the circuit

shown, the peak of the input voltage is 10 V.
Determine the peak voltage across 𝑅1 .
(10 points)

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Question 3 (Principles) For the circuit shown, determine

the current through 𝑅3 . (5 points).

Question 4 Find the output voltage for the following circuit. Assume an ideal op-amp.
(6 points)

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Question 5 An op-amp Miller integrator with 1 ms time constant, has input and output voltage
that are initially zero. The input signal shown below is applied. Sketch and label the output
waveform. (8 points)

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Question 6 The circuit below uses an op-amp having 𝑉𝑂𝑆 = 4 mV. What is its output offset
voltage? (8 points)

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Question 7 Suppose the amplifier below has a differential-mode gain of 2,500 and a CMMR of
80 dB. What is the output voltage if 𝑣1 = 5.001 V, and 𝑣2 = 4.999 V? What is the error
introduced by the finite CMMR, expressed as a % of the differential input voltage? (6 points)

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Question 8 With inputs 𝑣𝐼1 = −50 mV, and 𝑣𝐼2 = +50 mV, a difference amplifier has output
𝑣𝑂 = 1.0043 V. With inputs 𝑣𝐼1 = 𝑣𝐼2 = 5 V, the output is 𝑣𝑂 = 0.4153 V. Determine the
CMRR, expressed in dB. (6 points)

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Question 9 We would like to measure the voltage 𝑉 = 𝑉1 − 𝑉2 in the circuit below with a
voltmeter. What is the value of 𝑉, and what is the common-mode voltage 𝑉𝑐𝑚 associated with
𝑉? What CMMR is required of the voltmeter if we are to measure 𝑉 to within 0.01%? Express
you answer in dB.

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