TRONIC1.

Electronic Devices and Circuits Theory

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Program Outcomes Covered

PO – A: ability to apply knowledge of mathematics and science to solve engineering problems

a.1Discuss the elementary semiconductors theory.

PO – C: ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realisticconstraints such as economic,
environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability, in accordance with standards
c.1 Analyze and solve various types of clipper and clamper circuits and other application of
diode.

PO – E: ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems

e.1Design a simple DC power supply and solve effective, average and ripple voltage of the
output signal.

General Instructions

Choose the letter of the best answer. If your answer is not among the choices, choose E. Shade the corresponding letter on your
answer sheet. Use a dark-colored pen inshading your answers and avoid erasures.

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This part covers the following program outcomes:

PO – A: ability to apply knowledge of mathematics and science to solve engineering problems
a.1Discuss the elementary semiconductors theory.

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1. An n-type semiconductor material

a. is intrinsic. c. has trivalent impurity atoms added.
b. has pentavalent impurity atoms added. d. requires no doping.

2. Bismuth is a/an ____.

a. acceptor atom b. donor atom c. tetravalent atom d. silicon atom

3. Arsenic is a/an ____.

a. acceptor atom b. donor atom c. tetravalent atom d. silicon atom

4. What is the charge of electron?

a. -1.61x10^-19 watts c. -1.61x10^-19 joules
b. -1.61x10^-19 volts d. -1.61x10^-19 coulomb

5. What is the mass of electron?

a. 9.11x10^-31 gm c. 9.11x10^-31 lb
b. 9.11x10^-31 kg d. 9.11x10^-31 oz

6. Protons is _____ times the weight of electrons

a. 1387 b. 1783 c. 1738 d. 1873

7. The wide end arrow on a schematic indicates the __________ of a diode.

a. ground b. cathode c. electron flow d. anode

8. The term bias in electronics usually means

a. the value of AC voltage in the signal. c. the condition of current through a pn junction.
b. the value of DC voltages for the device to operate properly. d. the status of the diode.

9. The forward voltage across a conducting silicon diode is about

a. 0.3 V. b. –0.7V c. 1.7 V. d. 0.7V

10. You have an unknown type of diode in a circuit. You measure the voltage across it and find it to be 0.3 V. The diode might
be
a. a silicon diode. c. a forward biased silicon diode
b. a germanium diode. d. a forward biased germanium diode

11. A reverse-biased diode has the _____ connected to the positive side of the source, and the _____ connected to the negative
side of the source.
a. cathode, anode b. base, anode c. cathode, base d. anode, cathode

12. The boundary between p-type material and n-type material is called
a. a diode. b. a pn junction c. a reverse-biased diode. d. a FB diode

13. Which statement best describes an insulator?

a. A material with many free electrons. c. A material doped to have some free electrons.
b. A material with few free electrons. d. No description fits.

14. A silicon diode measures a low value of resistance with the meter leads in both positions. The trouble, if any, is
a. the diode is open. c. the diode is shorted to ground.
b. the diode is internally shorted. d. the diode is working correctly.

15. Atoms with ____ valence electrons characterize single-element semiconductors.

a. 3 b. 5 c. 4 d. 2

16. What occurs when a conduction-band electron loses energy and falls back into a hole in the valence band?
a. doping b. generation c. recombination d. none

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17. What types of impurity atoms are added to increase the number of conduction-band electrons in intrinsic silicon?
a. bivalent b. pentavalent c. octavalent d. trivalent

18. Under normal conditions a diode conducts current when it is

a. reverse-biased. b. avalanched c. forward-biased. d. saturated

19. An ideal diode presents a(n) _____ when reversed-biased and a(n) _____ when forward-biased.
a. open, short b. open, open c. short, open d. short, short

20. PIV is which of the following?

a. peak input voltage c. peak immediate voltage
b. peak inverse voltage d. positive input voltage

21. The normal operating region for a zener diode is the

a. forward-bias region. c. zero-crossing region
b. reverse-bias region. d. RB region

22. Zener diodes with breakdown voltages less than 5 V operate predominantly in what type of breakdown?
a. avalanche b. varactor c. zener d. Schottky

23. Zener diodes with breakdown voltages greater than 5 V operate predominantly in what type of breakdown?
a. avalanche b. zener c. peak d. varactor

24. What do you call an impurity atom with three valence electrons?
a. Acceptor b. Intrinsic c. Extrinsic d. Donor

25. What are the majority carriers in P-type material?

a. Electrons b. Phosphor c. Holes d. Antimony

26. How does a minority carrier produce?

b. Doping b. Thermal energy c. Covalent d. Recombination

27. It is a biasing condition that essentially prevents current through the diode.
a. Reverse bias b. Forward c. Feedback d. Voltage Divider

28. The knee voltage of a diode ______ when the temperature increases.
a. Increases b. stay the same c. Decreases d. Doubled

29. What is the most widely used semiconductor material?

a. Carbon b. Gallium Arsenide c. Germanium d. Silicon

30. Which semiconductor material has a fastest switching speed?

a. Carbon b. Gallium Arsenide c. Germanium d. Silicon

31. It is the process of losing valence electron/s.

a. Doping b. Ionization c. Recombination d. Bonding

32. What do you call an escaped valence electron?

a. Valence electron b. Bounded electron c. Free electron d. Electron-hole

33. . What is the maximum number of electrons that can orbit around the M shell?
a. 16 b. 17 c. 18 d. 19

34. A material with valence electrons equal to 8.

a. conductor b. superconductor c. semiconductor d. insulator

35. This is the amount of energy that a valence electron must have in order to jump from the valence band to the conduction
band.
a. Energy gap b. Barrier potential c. electron volt d. Bias voltage

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36. What material has the widest energy gap?

a. conductor b. superconductor c. semiconductor d. insulator

37. How many shared valence electrons are there in a chemical stable atom?
a. 8 b. 20 c. 16 d. 24

38. What do you call the vacancy left by the valence electrons?
a. Junction b. Hole c. PN region d. Electron-hole pair

39. It is the process of adding impurities to a pure silicon material.

a. Doping b. Thermal energy c. Covalent d. Recombination

40. For every electron raised to the conduction band by external energy, there is one hole left in the valence band creating what
is called ______.
a. Junction b. Hole c. PN region d. Electron-hole pair

41. It occurs when a conduction-band electron loses energy and falls back into a hole in the valence band.
a. Doping b. Thermal energy c. Covalent d. Recombination

42. Which is a donor atom?

a. Phosphorus b. Arsenic c. Antimony d. all of the above

43. ________ of the electric field across the depletion region is the amount of voltage required to move electrons through the
electric field.
a. Pinch off b. Barrier potential b. Valley Point d. Threshold

44. What is the barrier potential of a gallium arsenide?

a. 0.7V b. 2.1V c. 3.5V d. 1.2V

45. What will happen to the reverse breakdown voltage of a diode when the temperature increases?
a. Increases b. stay the same c. Decreases d. Doubled
46. What is the equivalent circuit / element of a practical model diode?
a. Battery only b. Battery and internal resistance c. Battery and switch d. Switch only

47. What is the ohmic value of a defective-short diode in forward bias testing?
a. 0 b. 100 c. OL(out of range) d. cannot be determine

48. What is the resistance of a good diode in reverse biased testing?

a. 0 b. 100 c. OL (out of range) d. cannot be determine

49. What is the common defect of a diode?

a. open b. shorted c. grounded d. leakage

50. What do you call a positively charged atom?

a. cation b. cathode c. anion d. anode

From #’s 51 to 59

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51. Identify the LED symbol:

a. (a) b. (b) c. (c) d. (d)

52. Identify the varactor diode symbol

a. (d) b. (e) c. (f) d. (g)

53. Identify the zener diode symbol

a. (a) b. (b) c. (c) d. (d)

54. Identify the current regulator diode symbol

a. (b) b. (c) c. (d) d. (e)

55. Identify the tunnel diode symbol

a. (g) b. (h) c. (i) d. (j)

56. Identify the PIN diode symbol

a. (g) b. (h) c. (i) d. (j)

57. Identify the rectifier diode symbol

a. (g) b. (h) c. (i) d. (j)

58. Identify the schottky diode symbol

a. (f) b. (g) c. (h) d. (i)

59. Identify the LASER symbol

a. (f) b. (g) c. (h) d. (i)

60. What is the typical forward voltage of an ORANGE LED?

a. 2 V b. 2.2 V c. 4.1 V d. 2.1 V

61. What is the typical forward voltage of an AMBER LED?

a. 2 V b. 2.2 V c. 4.1 V d. 2.1 V

62. What is the typical forward voltage of a RED LED?

a. 2 V b. 2.2 V c. 1.8 V d. 2.1 V

63. What is the typical forward voltage of a WHITE LED?

a. 2 V b. 2.2 V c. 4.1 V d. 2.1 V

64. What is the typical forward voltage of a YELLOW LED?

a. 2 V b. 2.2 V c. 4.1 V d. 2.1 V

65. What does LED stands for?

a. Light emitting diode c. Light excel diode
b. Light emitter diode d. Light elevated diode

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66. What does LASER stands for?

a. light anticipation by stimulated emission of radiation
b. light amplification by stimulated emission of radio
c. light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
d. light amplification by sensitive emission of radiation

67. Which special purpose diode operates in reverse bias condition?

a. Varactor diode b. LED c. rectifier diode d. current regulator diode

68. Which special purpose diode operates in forward bias condition?

a. LED b. zener diode c. varactor diode d. tunnel diode

69. LASER diode operates in

a. Forward bias b. reverse bias c. both d. none

70. Rectifier diode operates in

a. Forward bias b. reverse bias c. both d. none

71. PIN diode operates in

a. Forward bias b. reverse bias c. both d. none

This part covers the following program outcomes:

PO – E: ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
e.1Design a simple DC power supply and solve effective, average and ripple voltage of the
output signal.

#’s 72 - #79
A transformer coupled bridge type rectifier has the following specification:
Primary winding voltage = 115V 60Hz filter capacitor = 50μF
Turns ratio = 10:1 load resistor = 2.2kΩ
4 silicon diodes

72. Determine Vp(sec)

a. 14.3 V b. 15.3 V c. 15.3 V d. 16.3 V

73. Determine Vm(rect)

a. 13.9 V b. 14.9 V c. 15.9 V d. 16.9 V

74. Determine Vavg(rect)

a. 9.5 V b. 10.5 V c. 11.5 V d. 12.5 V

75. Determine fout

a. 60 Hz b. 90 Hz c. 120 Hz d. 150Hz
76. Determine Vp(out)
13.9 V b. 14.9 V c. 15.9 V d. 16.9 V

77. Determine Vr(pp)

a. 1.13 V b. 2.24 c. 3.21 d. 2.33

78. Determine VDC(out)

a. 10.2 V b. 14.3 V c. 5. 93 V d. 7.1 V

79. Determine %r
a. 6% b. 7% c. 8% d. 9%

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80. If the AC supply is 50 Hz, what will be the ripple frequency out of the full-wave rectifier?
a. 50 Hz b. 100Hz c. 60 Hz d. 120Hz

81. In DC power supply, what is next after the rectifier?

a. Filter b. Regulator c. Transformer d. Output

82. What is the value of an ideal %r?

a. 0% b. 5% c. 8% d. 100%

83. How many diodes are there in a center tapped full wave rectifier circuits?
a. 2 b. 4 c. 6 d. 8

84. The output frequency of a full-wave rectifier is _____ the input frequency.
a. one-half b. twice c. equal to d. One – quarter

85. The average value of a full-wave rectified voltage with a peak value of 75 V is
a. 53 V b. 47.8 V c. 37.5 V d. 23.9 V

This part covers the following program outcomes:

PO – C: ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic,
environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability, in accordance with standards
c.1 Analyze and solve various types of clipper and clamper circuits and other application of
diode.

86. Identify the output of .

a. b. c. d.

87. What type of diode circuit is used to clip off portions of signal voltages above or below certain levels?
a. clipper or limiter b. IC voltage regulator c. clamper d. none

88. What type of diode circuit is used to add or restore a DC level to an electrical signal?
a. clipper or limiter b. IC voltage regulator c. clamper d. none

89. Identify the output of .

a. b. c. d.

90. Clipping is the result of

a. the input signal being too large. c. the transistor being driven into saturation.
b. the transistor being driven into cutoff. d. all of the above

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91. What is the other name of clippers diode circuit?

a. Dc restorerb. rectifier c. modulator d. limiter

92. Identify the output of .

a. b. c. d.

93. What is the other name of clamper diode circuit?

a. Dc restorer b. rectifier c. modulator d. limiter

94. What are the major components of a diode multiplier circuits?

a. Battery and switch c. diode and capacitor
b. Inductor and diode d. resistor and diode

95. What are the major components of a diode clamper circuits?

a. Battery and switch c. diode and capacitor
b. Inductor and diode d. resistor and diode

96. A rectifier diode is used to

a. amplify a signal. c. change AC to pulsating DC.
b. regulate a voltage. d. change a DC voltage to an AC voltage.

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