SUBJECT CODE

NOVEMBER,2OlS

SUPPLEMENTARY
EXAMINATION
Examiners3
Dr. Z. Chiguvare
fnternal Moderator:
Dr. R. Steenkamp
External Mode rator:
Prof. C. Venter

This question paper

cornsists of four (3Q pages, excluding
this front page.

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UNIIVERSITY OF
NIAMIBIA
EXAMINATIONS
 Question I

:onductor
(b) Describe the
difference between
donor and acceptor
^^r"n^r:;;r'
impurities
(c) Describe the t4 marksl
difference befween
majority and minority
(d) Determine [4 marks]
charge carriers.
the dc resistance
levers
--- for
shown in Fig. r, '\-'r. the
me drode
diode whose cu
at current
-vortage characteristics
O Vo:0.5 V
(ii) Vo:0.9 V
(li'l
(lv)
vo = - ro v
Comment on your
results.
[g marksJ

* Sili,.,6.r

(a) Given the load [20 marksJ

line of Fig. 2.1 andthe
or vgg, nr, u^a'irro. defino.r /) _^:_ . ,
u f;"Ja-# ffif#:f"Qpoint,determine the required values
[6 marks]

60 frA
t-l

50 lrA
l0
40 lrA
8

6 l0 gA

4 lollA

2 l0 rr{

Ia--osA

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 ,0,
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erampl
,:'J.,1:rlif ii:i:llll""*'ilior,"r"**"n-emift
liyio*ffi ;:#,'Q,,:*'l,tt#;.,x1+jtlr';***11,::t***."
voltage, vcr, and that l/se
of this;;'r?'" = 0.7 v;rr*[r" rhe quiescln,f,yr,.u*l

+Vcc =1.0V

Fie.z.z

Question 3

(a) Given [20 marksJ

f = D0 anrtIrr-_-
'ou ortd 2 e ,, ^ ^
= 3.2 mA for
determile: a cornmon-emitter
configuration with ro_ os f,),
(i) Zi.
Ifjl A, ifo aroad
(iii),a,*r,r,'ir,.;[3iflfappried.
[10 marks]
(b) A hansistor amplifier
is designed so
Draw, and show th
all appropriur" uuru".'I ': @.).= -1'2 rnA, F = 120, and ro: 40 ke.
emitter hybrid equivalent m a well labelled
diagram, the common-
model
[10 marks]

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 Question 4

amprifisp may be 20 marksJ

ln::f.*r]onar
as depicred in
Fig
used ro
i , or"*'.i"ffi;i,:;r#nerr^* ^ ._., ,
i"v";:::y;,:*:",H::;il,",.;_n,.n,.

Fig.4.l

(, List four characteristics

of an op amp.
(ii) Derive an expression [4 marks]
for the output vortage
in terms of the three
input vortages.
(iii) Determine the gain [6 marks]
factors for the three
(iv) input signars.
[6 marks]

*:) iT.i!,f;;
: _4y.
ffi::'fi:#;,,,"ffi
-"v rv,UWlrlg fl;;ffi,fr=
mput conditions: 1e
ke and Ry = 30 ke,
and Vs Vt : 0.5y; ,, J ,.rr,
[4 marks]

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 Question 5

(a) Fill in the truth [20 marksJ

table for the NOR gate
[4 marks]

(b) (i) Find the Boote

:an Algebra expressions
below: for the outputs C, D
and E of the combination

[10 marksJ

(i)
outputs at c, D and E when
,T;ff:.d;Txilff "" the inpur ar A is low,
and the
[6 marks]

END OF EXAMINATION
PAPER
Total marks: 100

Maximum obtainable
marks: 100

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