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Exam #2 (03/02/2015)
(Close book; calculator is allowed; please choose 4 problems; 25 points for each problem.)
Problem #1 What logic gate function of the ideal-diode circuit below works as? (Hint: vA, vB, and
vC are inputs while vY is output. It is one of OR, AND, NOR, NAND logic gates.) Describe briefly
how the circuit works as this type of logic gate?

[Solution]
The circuit works an AND gate with three inputs.
When one or more of the three inputs are 0 (low voltage), then one or more relevant
diodes are on, hence the output is 0 (low voltage, same as the relevant input voltage).
ONLY when all three inputs are 1, the output is 1 (high voltage, same as +5V bias
voltage).
vA
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1

vB
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1

vC
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1

vY
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1

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Problem #2 In the ideal-diode circuit shown below, vI is a 10Hz, 10-V peak sine wave. Sketch the
waveform resulting at vO. What are its positive and negative peak values?

2k
3k

[Solution] When vI is positive, the diode is ON, then the output is shortened with the input,
hence vO=vI. When vI is negative, the diode is OFF, then the output voltage equals to the

voltage division between the two resistors, i.e.,

. .

vI (s)
10
5
0

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

t (s)

-5
-10
vO (s)
+10V

10
5
0
-5
-10

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

t (s)

-6V

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Problem #3 Find the values of I and V in the ideal-diode circuit below.

+3V
+2V
+1V

V
I

[Solution] V=3V; I=3V/R

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Problem #4 For a certain diode the forward voltage drop is 0.7 V at 1.0 mA at room temperature.
What are the values of the currents when this diode is operated at 0.6 V and 0.8 V at room
temperature? What are the voltage drops when this diode flows 0.5 mA and 2 mA currents at room
temperature? [Hint: Use diode equation I=ISexp(V/VT) with VT=25mV at room temperature.]
[Solution]

and

with

or

When

. ,

When

. ,

When

When

= 0.0183 mA.

.
.

= 54.6 mA.

,
,

. and

.
.

.
.

.
.

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Problem #5 The five diodes in the circuit shown in the right figure are
identical. When the resistor R is 6.5 k, the output voltage VO is 3.5 V. In
order to get an output voltage VO of 4.0 V, what value of the resistor R need
to be chosen? [Diode equation: I=ISexp(V/VT) with VT=25mV.]
[Solution]
When the resistor R is 6.5 k, the output voltage VO is 3.5 V, hence
the current is I = (10-3.5)/6.5 = 1 mA.
When VO is 3.5 V, the voltage dropped on each diode is 0.7 V.
When VO is 4.0 V, the voltage dropped on each diode is 0.8 V.
and

with

.
.

= 54.6 mA.

Hence, R = (10 4.0)/54.6 = 0.11 k = 110 .

. and

VO

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Problem #6 Assume the op amp to be ideal in the circuit below. In order to get a current gain
defined as iL/iI = 10 A/A, what is the required value for R.
30 k Vx
ix

[Solution]