Reg. No.
Question Paper Code : 17094
B.E. / B.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL / MAY 2021
Fourth Semester
B.E. – Electrical and Electronics Engineering
19EE481 - LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND APPLICATIONS
(Regulations: Mepco – R2019)
Duration: 3 Hours Max. : 100 Marks
Answer ALL Questions
PART A – (10 2 = 20 Marks)
BTL, CO
U, CO1 1. Why is aluminium preferred for metallization?
R, CO1 2. Oxidation is used for ____________. Justify.
A) Isolation B) Interconnection C) Doping D) Diffusion
U, CO2 3. What happens when the common terminal of V+ and V- sources are not
grounded?
A, CO2 4. Assume that an op-amp has IB1 = 400 nA and IB2 = 300 nA. The value of offset
current IOS is ___________________. Justify.
A) 100 nA B) 50 nA C) 700 nA D) 350 nA
U, CO3 5. Draw the circuit of a current to voltage converter if the load is A) Floating and
B) Grounded.
A, CO3 6. Consider R1 = 2 kΩ, R2 = 1 kΩ, R3 = 4 kΩ, RF = 4 kΩ, V1 = 2 V, V2 = 3 V and
V3 = 1 V. The output voltage Vo for the circuit shown is _________. Justify.
A) 17 V B) –17 V C) 20 V D) –20 V
U, CO4 7. List the applications of Phase-Locked Loop.
U, CO4 8. The frequency deviation of VCO is directly proportional to _________. Justify
your answer.
A) DC control voltage B) Applied power supply
C) Ground D) Frequency of the signal
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U, CO5 9. What is an Isolation Amplifier? Mention its significances.
U, CO5 10. The purpose of Zener diode in a regulator is __________. Justify your answer.
A) Reference element B) Pass element C) Rectifier D) Clipper
PART B – (5 16 = 80 Marks)
U, CO1 11. a) Elaborate about the following fabrication process in detail with a
neat diagram:
A) Wafer Preparation
B) Photolithography
C) Isolation techniques
D) Metallization (16 Marks)
OR
U, CO1 11. b) Discuss the different fabrication methods of diodes and field
effect transistors briefly. (16 Marks)
U, CO2 12. a) i. Derive the expressions for gain, input resistance, and output
resistance of an op-amp connected in practical inverting mode. (8 Marks)
A, CO2 12. a) ii. Assume that Rf = 10 kW, R1 = 2 kW, input offset voltage
VOS = 5 mV, input offset current IOS = 50 nA (max) and input bias
current IB = 200 nA (max) at TA = 25°C. Determine the maximum
output offset voltage for circuit in Fig. with and without Rcomp.
(8 Marks)
OR
U, CO2 12. b) i. Sketch and explain the frequency response characteristics of an
op-amp. (8 Marks)
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A, CO2 12. b) ii. In Figure, R1 = 10 kΩ, Rf = 100 kΩ, Vi = 1 V. A load of 25 kΩ is
connected to the output terminal. Calculate A) i1 B) Vo
C) iL and D) total current io into the output pin.
(8 Marks)
U, CO3 13. a) i. Identify the circuit given below and explain its operation. If a
triangular wave is given as input, then draw its output waveform.
(10 Marks)
A, CO3 13. a) ii. Design an adder circuit using an op-amp to get the output
expression as, Vo = - (0.1 V1 + V2 + 10 V3). (6 Marks)
OR
U, CO3 13. b) i. Explain the use of multiplier IC as square rooter, voltage divider,
voltage squarer and phase detector. (10 Marks)
A, CO3 13. b) ii. Design a low pass filter at a cut-off frequency of 1 kHz with a
pass band gain of 2. (6 Marks)
U, CO4 14. a) i. Explain in detail about IC555 in its astable mode of operation.
Derive the frequency of oscillation. (10 Marks)
A, CO4 14. a) ii. Compute the free-running frequency fo, lock-in range ΔfL and
capture range ΔfC of PLL 565. Assume RT = 20 KΩ, CT = 0.01 μF,
C = 1 μF and the supply voltage is ± 6 V. (6 Marks)
OR
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U, CO4 14. b) i. Explain how a PLL can be used as a frequency translator. (10 Marks)
A, CO4 14. b) ii. In astable multivibrator using 555 Timer IC, RA = 6.8 KΩ,
RB = 3.3 KΩ, C = 0.1 μF. Calculate tHigh, tLow and free running
frequency. (6 Marks)
U, CO5 15. a) Explain IC 723 with its functional diagram. How can it be used as
a low voltage regulator and high voltage regulator? Also,
comment on excess current limiting circuit. (16 Marks)
OR
U, CO5 15. b) Describe in detail on:
A) Opto-coupler and Opto-electronic ICs
B) Voltage to frequency convertor (16 Marks)
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