Helwan University Sheet (3)

Basic Electronics 1St year

Dr. Eman F. Sawires Com. & Sys Eng. Dept.

Q. 1] (a) Calculate the gain and overall lower cut-off frequency of a 3-stage amplifier if:
𝟖 𝟏𝟎 𝟏𝟎
𝑨𝒗𝟏 = 𝟐𝟎𝟎 , 𝑨𝒗𝟐 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎 , 𝑨𝒗𝟑 = 𝟓𝟎
𝟏+ 𝟏+ 𝟏+
𝑺 𝑺 𝑺
(b) Draw the frequency response for the overall gain.
Q. 2] Find number of the identical stages if the overall upper 3dB frequency of 20KHZ and
the upper 3dB frequency of 39KHZ for each stage? Assume non-interacting stages.
Q. 3] For the amplifier shown in Fig. 1, the transistor has the parameters: gm= 5 mʊ, r=
200Ω, ro= ∞, C= 100pF, Cµ= 10pF, and CC= 0.1μF. If three non-interacting stages from this
amplifier are connected in cascade, determine the mid-band gain and lower & higher 3dB
frequencies.

Fig. 1

Q. 4] For the single stage CE amplifier shown in the Fig. 2, let ICQ = 1mA. If three
capacitively coupled stages of this amplifier are cascaded and the first stage is driven by a
10-µV-rms signal source having resistance 1KΩ, what is the voltage across a 50KΩ load
connected at the output of the third stage? (=100, VA = 100V)

Fig. 2
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Q. 5] Draw the AC equivalent circuit and calculate Vo/ Vi, Ri and Ro.

V CC +20 V  1 =  2 = 200
ro1 = ro2 = 
RC1 R3 RC2
R1 2.2 kW 15 kW 2.2 kW
15 kW

Ro

Ri
R2 R4
4.7 kW RE1 4.7 kW RE2
1 kW 1 kW

Fig. 3

Q. 6] A two-stage amplifier shown in Fig.4 is in CE-CC configuration. The transistor

parameters are given as =100 and r = 0.5 KΩ. Determine the overall voltage gain and
current gain. Assume ro= ∞.

Fig. 4

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Q. 7] Calculate the voltage gain (Vo/Vi), input impedance and output impedance for the two-
stage amplifier shown in Fig.5. Assume = 100.

Fig. 5
Q. 8] Determine the Q-point for Q1 and Q2, voltage gain vo/vs, current gain, input resistance
Ri, and output resistance Ro for the darlington configuration shown in Fig.6. Assuming 1 =
2 = 100, VA1 = VA2 = , and VBE1(ON) = VBE2(ON) =0.7 V.

Fig. 6

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Q. 9] Calculate the overall voltage gain (vo/vs) for the circuit shown in Fig. 7. Assuming 1
= 170, 2 = 150 and VBE(ON) = 0.7 V.

Fig. 7
Q. 10] A two-stage FET capacitively coupled amplifier has the following parameters: gm
=10 mA/V, r0 =6 KΩ, RD = 10 KΩ, RG = 1 MΩ for each stage. Find the overall mid-band
gain.

Best wishes

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