WorksheetsLinear Integrated Circuits Quiz
Total questions: 124
Worksheet time: 6hrs 12mins
Mention the importance of offset voltage of an operational amplifier.
Define CMRR.
Write down the requirements to be met for a good current source.
List the advantages of integrated circuits over discrete component circuit.
What is an operational amplifier?
How do you make a current mirror with magnification?
Define slew rate and what causes the slew rate?
State the classes of op-amp IC 741.
Why do we use Rcomp resistor?
Draw the op-amp symbol and state its important terminals.
Formulate the ideal value of Power supply rejection ratio (PSRR)?
An op-amp has a gain of twelve million. Express this gain in dB.
Why RE cannot be selected very high for practical cases?
One differential amplifier has CMRR of 100db and other has CMRR of 40db. Which you will prefer and why?
In what way 741S is better than 741?
An op-amp in open loop is not used for most of the applications. Justify
Brief the necessity of active loads preferred than passive loads in the input stage of an operational amplifier.
IC741 op-amp not used for high frequency applications- Justify.
Calculate the maximum distorted amplitude that a sine wave input of 10 kHz, can produce at the output of an op-amp whose slew-rate is 0.5v/μsec.
A Differential amplifier has a differential voltage gain of 2000 and common mode gain of 0.2. Determine CMRR.
Define and explain slew rate. Derive its equation. Also explain method adapted to improving slew rate.
(i) Write down the characteristics and their respective values of an ideal Operational amplifier. (ii)Use appropriate block diagram and explain the general stages of an Op-Amp IC.
What is a current mirror? Give the current mirror circuit analysis.
Draw the circuit of Widlar current source and derive an expression for its output current?
With the help of a neat circuit diagram, discuss the construction and working of Wilson current source?
With neat circuit diagrams, explain the operation of (i)Voltage reference circuit using temperature compensation (ii)Voltage reference circuit using avalanche diode reference
List and explain the DC characteristics of an operational amplifier
Compare the ideal and practical characteristics of IC741
Determine the output voltage of a differential amplifier for the input voltages of 300μV and 240μV. The differential gain of the amplifier is 5000 and the value of the CMRR is (i)100 (ii)10
An Op-amp has a differential gain of 80dB and CMRR of 95dB. If V1 = 2μV and V2 = 1.6μV, then calculate the (i) Differential mode output values. (ii) Common mode output values.
Construct the BJT differential amplifier with active load and explain its operating principle.
(i)In response to a square wave input, the output of an op amp changed from -3V to +3V over a time interval of 0.25μs. Determine the slew rate of the op amp. (ii)Assuming a slew rate for 741 IC is 0.5v/μS. What is the maximum undistorted sinewave that can be obtained for 12V peak?
Write note on LF155 JFET input operational amplifier and TL082 wide bandwidth dual JFET input operational amplifier with necessary diagram.
From the equivalent circuit of practical op-amp, obtain the expression for open loop voltage gain
Derive the transfer characteristics of dual input differential amplifier showing the linear and limiting regions. Comment on the same.
(i) A square wave peak-to-peak amplitude of 750mV has to be amplified to a peak-to-peak amplitude of 3.8V, with rise time of 4.5 μs or less. Can IC741 be used? (ii) For an operational amplifier having a slew rate of 3V/μSec. What is the maximum closed loop voltage gain that can be used when the input signal varies by 0.4V in 12μSec.
Construct a Widlar Current Source with a reference current if 1mA and RE as 5KΩ. Determine the approximate value of IC2 neglecting the base currents.
(i) For a typical op – amp, ICQ = 15μA and C = 35pF. The peak value of input is 12V. Determine slew rate and maximum possible frequency of input voltage that can be applied to get undistorted Output. (ii) An Op-amp has 7kHz sine wave input signal. Find the largest amplitude that the output of the amplifier can have without distortion with ICQ of 8μA and Cc of 27pF.
Mention two linear and two non-linear applications performed by an operational amplifier
Write the two realistic simplifying assumptions used for op-amp.
Define about sign changer.
How to obtain the average circuit from an inverting summer?
Compare the inverting and non-inverting operational amplifier configurations.
Give the applications of inverting & non- inverting amplifiers.
Identify the operating voltage range of IC 741?
Outline any four applications of Instrumentation amplifier.
Assess the need for converting a first order filter into a second order filter.
What is the function of a Phase shift circuit?
Point out the need for converting a first order filter into a second order filter.
Sketch the Op-amp integrator & differentiator circuit with necessary equation.
State the errors in an ideal integrator?
List any five characteristics of comparator.
Construct an adder circuit using op-amp to get the out
State the errors in an ideal integrator?
List any five characteristics of comparator.
Construct an adder circuit using op-amp to get the output expression as Vo = - (0.1 V1 +V2+5 V3)
An a.c signal has got a magnitude of 0.1V peak to peak. Suggest a suitable half wave rectifier for this signal.
Why active guard drive is necessary in an instrumentation amplifier?
Find the output voltage of the following circuit. Given R1 =R2 = 10kΩ and Rf = 100
Differentiate precision rectifier from the conventional rectifier.
Draw a inverting AC amplifier circuit.
With a suitable circuit diagram, explain the operating principle of an instrumentation amplifier and derive its gain. (13)
Construct the circuit diagram of Adder, Subtractor, and Averaging circuit using op-amp with circuit analysis. (13)
Write the operation of Current to Voltage and Voltage to current converter circuits. (13)
Describe the working of Full wave Precision Rectifier in detail. Draw the waveforms associate with it. (13)
Derive the expression for log computation using op-amp and explain necessary circuit diagram. (13)
(i)With neat figures describe the working of an integrator using op-amp. (ii) Derive the expression for output voltage of an practical integrator. (7) (6)
Explain the working of clipper and clamper circuits using Op amp? (13)
Design a second order low pass filter using operational amplifier for the upper cut off frequency of 2.5kHz. Assume the value of capacitor to be 0.1μF (13)
(i)Discuss the working of an differentiator using op-amp. (ii) List out the errors in ideal differentiator and analyse the practical differentiator for those error. (6) (7)
For the non-inverting op amp shown in figure, find the output voltage Vo (13)
For perfect lock, what should be the phase relation between the incoming signal and VCO output signal?
Mention the classification of phase detector. Write about switch type phase detector.
List the problems associated with switch type phase detector.
Why VCO is also called as V to F converter?
On what parameters does the free running frequency of VCO depend on?
Outline the need for frequency synthesizer.
Interpret the relation between capture ranges and lock range in a PLL.
Write the purpose of having a low pass filter in PLL.
Discuss the effect of having large capture range.
Assess the features of IC 566 VCO.
Which parameter decides the pull-in time?
Identify the merits of companding.
Give the applications of OTA.
Justify the need of pre-distortion circuits in Gilbert analog multiplier.
Analyze the necessity of modulation.
Construct the circuit of AM detector using PLL.
Distinguish the advantages & disadvantages of monolithic PLLs over discrete PLLs.
How would you describe the block diagram of PLL and derive the expression for Lock range and capture range. (13)
Illustrate the operation of VCO with neat block diagram. Also derive an expression for f0. (13)
(i) Analyze the Gilbert’s four quadrant multiplier cell with a neat circuit diagram. (ii) Identify how a frequency doubler can be realized using this cell. (8) (5)
Discuss any three applications of PLL in detail. (13)
Explain the purpose and functioning of (i)Frequency division circuit using PLL IC565 (ii) Frequency synthesizer. (7) (6)
(i) Estimate the working principle of operational Transconductance Amplifier(OTA). (ii) List the applications of VCO for FM generation. (8) (5)
(i) Define capture range and lock range. (ii) Elaborate the process of capturing the lock and also derive for capture range and lock range. (3) (10)
(i) How would you explain the working of a VCO? (ii) Derive the expression for voltage to frequency conversion factor. (6) (7)
Determine the change in DC control voltage Vc during lock, if input signal frequency fs = 20 KHz, the free running frequency is 21 KHz and the V/F transfer coefficient of VCO is 4 KHz. (13
(i) Examine the multiplier cell using emitter‐coupled transistor pair. (ii) Illustrate that the output voltage is proportional to the product of the two input voltages and state their limitations. (8) (5)
A PLL IC565 connected as an FM demodulator has R1 = 10K, C1 = 0.01 μF and c= 0.4 μF. The supply voltage is +12V. Determine the Free running Frequency, Lock range and capture range. (13)
Discuss the following applications of Analog Multiplier ICs (i) Voltage squarer and Voltage divider (ii) Square rooter and Phase angle detector (7) (6)
(i) Summarize the basic analog multiplication techniques. (ii) Develop the expression for free running frequency of voltage controlled oscillator. (7) (6)
Illustrate the closed loop analysis of PLL with necessary diagrams (13)
(i) For PLL 565, given the free-running frequency as 100KHz, the demodulation capacitor of 2μf and supply voltage is ±6V, determine the lock and capture frequencies and identify the component values. (ii) A PLL has a free running frequency of 300KHz and the bandwidth of the low pass filter is 50KHz. Check whether the loop acquires lock for an input signal of 320KHz. (8) (7)
Explain the operation of a variable trans conductance multiplier circuit. Derive the expression for its output voltage. (15)
Classify the A/D converters based on their operational features.
List the direct type ADCs.
Recall about the function of integrating type converter.
Describe the principle of operation of successive Approximation ADC.
Mention the main advantages of integrating type ADCs.
Define Sampling.
Compare the advantages and drawbacks of a dual‐slop ADC.
Distinguish between conversion time and settling time.
Find the number of resistors required for an 8-bit weighted resistor D/A converter. Consider the smallest resistance is R and obtain those resistance values.
Give the advantages of inverted R-2R (current type) ladder D/A converter over R -2R (voltage type) D/A converter?
Brief the need for electronic switches in D/A converter and mention the names of the switches used in MOS transistors.
What is meant by delta modulation?
How would you justify, which type of ADC is the fastest?
Outline the principle of operation of voltage to time conversion.
Calculate the values of LSB and MSB for an 8‐bit DAC for 0V to 10V range.
Point out the features of granular error and slope overload error.
An 8 bit A/D converter accepts an input voltage signal of range 0 to 12v. What is the digital output for an input voltage of 6V?
Obtain the number of comparators required for realizing a 4‐bit flash ADC.
Compare and contrast the binary weighted and R‐2R ladder DAC.
Write the need of sigma and delta converters.
