MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

6.002 Circuits and Electronics Quiz #2

November 10, 2004

YOUR NAME__________________________________________________________

Recitation Instructor / TA ________________________________________________

General Instructions:

1. Please verify that there are 18 pages in your exam booklet.

2. Please do all of your work in the spaces provided in this examination

booklet. In particular, try to do your work for each question within the
boundaries of the question, or on the back side of the page preceding the
question. Extra pages are also available at the end of the booklet. Place
the answer to each question within the appropriate answer box.

3. You may use two double-sided pages of notes and a calculator while
taking this exam.

For examiner’s use only:

Part 1 2A 2B 2C 2D
Score

Part 3A 3B 4 5A 5B
Score

TOTAL SCORE___________________

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Problem 1 (12 Points)

Find a Thévenin equivalent model of the circuit shown in Figure 1 as viewed from the
terminal pair at the right of the circuit. (That is, find the Thévenin voltage and resistance
VTH, RTH that characterize the system.) You may ignore the degenerate case that occurs
when Į = -(R1+R2).

Figure 1

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VTH =

RTH =

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Problem 2 (25 Points)

This problem concerns the MOSFET amplifier shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2

(2A) Find the value of the dc input voltage VI such that the dc output voltage VOUT = 5

V. Assume that the MOSFET operates in the saturation region iD = ½k(vGS – VT)2
, and
has parameters k = 2 mA/V2
and VT = 1 V.

VI =

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(2B) Validate or disprove the assumption that the MOSFET operates in the saturation
region for the proposed operating condition.

MOSFET saturation region satisfied? Justification?

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(2C) Given the small-signal model for the MOSFET shown in Figure 3, draw the small-
signal model for the amplifier. Make sure to label all important circuit parameters and
variables.

Figure 3

Draw the small-signal circuit model for the amplifier

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(2D) Calculate the small-signal voltage gain for the amplifier and express it in terms of

gm, RD, and RS.

vout
vi

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Problem 3 (25 Points)

For the circuits below, please find expressions for the specified voltage over the indicated
time ranges in terms of the circuit parameters. Plot the waveform on the provided axes,
and clearly identify the key parameters in your graph.

(3A) Consider the circuit of Fig. 4. The switch is open for t <0, closed for 0 ” t < t1, and
open for t • t1, where t1 = 3RC. Find and plot the voltage vC(t).

Figure 4

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vC(t), t < 0 =

vC(t), 0 ” t < t1 =

vC(t), t • t1 =

Plot vC(t) over all time, indicating important waveform parameters.

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(3B) Consider the circuit of Figure 5, in which Į > -1. The switch is open for t <0, and
closed for t • 0. vC(0-) = V0. Find and plot the voltage v1(t).

Figure 5

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v1(t), t < 0 =

v1(t), t • 0 =

Plot v1(t) over all time, indicating important waveform parameters.

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Problem 4 (13 Points)

After years of research, the FUBAR division of Bellyup Labs has created a new three-
terminal semiconductor device that they name the “Dualistor”. The proposed symbol for
the device is shown in Fig. 6, along with a large-signal circuit model that the Bellyup
researchers tell you is valid over the range of interest.

Figure 6

The researchers at Bellyup Labs have asked your assistance in developing a small-signal
circuit model for the Dualistor. Derive a small-signal circuit model for the Dualistor
operating about a bias point iF = IF. Draw and label the small-signal circuit, making sure
to indicate all important terminal variables and parameters.

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Draw and label the small-signal circuit model for the Dualistor. Make sure to provide
values for any circuit parameters that are introduced.

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Problem 5 (25 Points)

Figure 7 shows a relay driver circuit. The low-power switch S is used to activate and
deactivate the relay (which can control much more power). The relay is considered
“activated” whenever the relay current iL exceeds 25 mA, and is “deactivated” otherwise.
The relay is modeled as the series connection of a resistor RR = 100 ȍ and an inductor LR
= 200 μH. To protect the switch S driving the relay, a resistor RF = 100 ȍ is placed
across the relay as shown.

RR
Relay
RF model

5V LR iL

+ isw
vsw
S
-

Figure 7

(5A) What will be the delay between the time the switch S is closed (after being open for
a long time) and the time the relay is “activated”?

Activation delay =

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(5B) After being open for a long time, the switch S is closed at t = 0, then opened at t =
10 μs. On the axes provided, plot the switch voltage vsw and the switch current isw from t
= -5 μs to 15 μs. Clearly label and specify (numerically) all steady-state levels and time
constants.

vsw

t
isw

-5 Ps 5 Ps 10 Ps 15 Ps t

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