This document contains a question paper for the Sixth Semester B.E. Degree Examination in Microelectronics Circuits. It has two parts - Part A and Part B. Part A contains three questions to be answered, selecting from operational amplifier circuits, MOSFET amplifier analysis, current mirrors, and transistor amplifier analysis. Part B contains two questions to be answered, selecting from differential pairs, op-amps, gain and bandwidth, and inverter timing analysis. The document provides context for a microelectronics circuits exam, assessing knowledge of transistor and operational amplifier circuit analysis.

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1 a. With neat sketches explain flat top sampling. (07 Marks)
b. What is Aperture effect? Explain how it can be compensated. (05 Marks)
c. A signal g(t) = l0cos(20nt)cos(Z00nt) is sampled at the rate of 250 samples/sec.
i) Sketch spectrum of sampled signal.
ii) Specify the cutoff of ideal reconstruction filter so as to recover g(t) from gu(t).
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a. Explain the block diagram of regenerative repeater. (05 Marks)
b. A PCM system uses a uniform qtantizer followed by a v bit encoder. Show that rms signal
to quantization noise ratio is approximately given Uy (t.a + Ov) db. (06 Marks)
c' With neat sketch explain companding in PCM. Also explain p-law and A-law companding.
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3 a. Explain the following with neat ske&h:
i) Slope overload distortion.
ii) Granular noise. (05 Marks)
b. A delta modulator is designed to operate at five times the Nyquist rate for a signal with
3 kHz bandwidth. Determine the maximum amplitude of a 2 kHz I/P sinusoid for which
delta modulator does not have slope overload. Quantizing step size is 250 mV. (05 Marks)
c. For the binary bit stream 10011011 draw the waveforms for the following cases:
i) Polar NRZ ii) Manchester RZ iii) Gray code NRZ
d. With neat sketsh explain power spectra of discrete PAM signals.
4 a. What is ISI? Derive an expression for Nyquist pulse shaping criterion for distortionless base
band binary transmiss ion. (06 Marks)
b. What is correlative coding? Explain duobinary coding with and without precoding.
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c, The binary data 011100101 are applied to the I/P of a modified duo binary system.
i) Construct modified duo binary coder O/P without precoder.
ii) Suppose that due to error in transmission, the level produced by the third digit is reduced
to zero. Construct a new receiver output. (08 Marks)
PART _ B
a. With neat block diagram, explain the DPSK transmitter and receiver. (08 Marks)
b. Obtain the expression for probability of symbol error of coherent binary FSK. (07 Marks)
c. Binary data are transmitted over a microwave link at the rate of 106 bps and the PSD of the
noise at the receiver input is 10-10.WH2. Findthe average carrier power required to maintain
an average prob. of error { <10-4 for coherent binary FSK. What is the required channel
B.W? (Take erfo (3.71) : 10-4) (05 Marks)
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Explain the Gram Schmidt orthogonalization procedure to obtain the orthonormal basis
function for linearly independent set of signals. (12 Marks)
Three signals S,(t), Sr(t) and Sr(t)are as shown in Fig. e6 (b) Apply Gram Schmidt
procedure to obtain an orthonormal basis for the signals. Express the signals Sr(t), Sr(t)
and Sr(t) in terms of orthonormal basis functions. Also give signal constellation diagrdrn.
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Show that the output SNR of a matched filter is proportional to ratio of signal energy to pSD
of input noise.
Explain the function of correlation receiver.
Determine the impulse response of matched filter.
Explain properties of PN sequence (max length sequence).
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Explain the working of direct sequence spread spectrum transmitter and receiver with
BPSK. (08 Marks)
The direct sequence spread spectrum communication system has following parameters:
Data sequence bit duration Tu :4.095 ms, PN chip duration T6 : 1 ps.
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a. Draw the internal architecture of 8086 processor and explain in brief tt*u"e*cution unit and
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Explain the PSW register of 8086.
List the advantages of memory segmentation of 8086.
a. Determine the physical address resulting from the following instructions:
i) Mov DL, IBP+SII
ii) Mov DI, [Bx + 100h]
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c. Write a program in 8087 ALP to find the areaof a circle.
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! a i) DW ii) EQU iii) ALIGN 16 iv) OFFSET. (06Marks)
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H : b. Using table trqnfi?ffin insiruction WAP to find equivalent seven segment code for the given
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E Y c. Differentiate between Macros and Procedures. (04 Marks)
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;"*;: ':S a. Explain with a neat diagram the interfacing of a 4x4 keyboard to 8086. Draw the flow chart
: : aho. (Program not reqd.) (12 Marks)
; ^ b. Interface a DAC AD7523 with 8086 WAP to generate a saw tooth waveform of period 1 ms
E with V-u,: 5V. Clock frequency of 8086 : 8 MHz. (08 Marks)
f; 6 a. With a neat diagram explain the architecture of 8087 coprocessor. (10 Marks)o-
.E b. Represent the real number (13.75)d in a short real or in single precision representation.
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Explain the memory system of 80386 with diagram.
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$ I a. Explain channel length modulation effect and derive an expression for finite output
f, resistance of a MOSFET in saturation region. ,,,, " (08 Marks)
E b. Analyze the circuit shown in Fig. l(b) to determine the voltages at all F..g and the currents
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g ratio of BJT current mirror for finite B. (08 Marks)
7 b. Derive an expression for 3dB frequency fn for an amplifier having 2 poles and2 zercs.
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4 a. Briefly explain common source amplifier with active load. (10 Marks)
b. With neat circuit diagram, explain the MOS cascode amplifier. (10 Marks)
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5 a. Explain the operation ofMOS differential pairwith a common mode input voltage. #^- (o7Mflm
b. Briefly explain the basic operation of BJT differential pair with neat circuit airs*[*$$..i.1
c. Explain two stage CMOS OPAMP. gi(pruarhO
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6 a. Write a note on gain desensitivity and bandwidth extension. d^v (06 Marks)
b. Draw the ideal structure and equivalent circuit of the series shunt fffi@eft amplifier and
explain. *-1q*:, (10 Marks)
c. Write a note on amplifier with a single pole response. *% ; {d (04 Marks)
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systems. (tl6 Marks)
c. Define the following :
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With a suitable curve, explain the key features and concerns of diffbrent operating system
classes. (08 lVlarks)
With a neat diagram, explain the layered design of operating systems.
Explain the structure of microkernel based operating system.
Write an explanatory note on virtual rnachine operating system.
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With a state transition diagram, explain the different states of a process and its transitions.
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With a neat diagram, explain the threads used in Solaris. (06 Marks)
Discuss the problerr of race condition with a suitable example. Explain the method to
overconle this problem. (08 N{arks)
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b. Describe the organization of sequential access and direct access fiies.
c. Write an explanatory note on FCB.
4 a. Discuss the rnethods used to achieve the memory protection with a suitable diagram.
(08 ['Iarks]
b. Describe the rnemory allocation methods for the program controlled ciata" (08 Marks)
c. Differentiate between contiguous and non-contiguous memory allocation methods.
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a. What is demand paging? Explain the mechanisrn of address transJ,ation bi.rfflers with a neat
diagram. (08 Marks)
b. Explain the FIFO page replacement policy and LRU page replacement policy. Find the
nurnber of page faults for the following page reference string using thr;se twc policies.
Reference string : 5, 4, 3, 2, l, 4, 3, 5, 4, 3, 2, I, 5
Assume page frames : 3.
a. With a neat diagram, explain the facilities provided by the file system and IOCS layers.
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b. Write an explanatory note on mailboxes. (06 Marks)
c. Explain how inter-pio..r, communication can be done in IINIX. (08 Marks)
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Antennas and Propagation
Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks:100
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PART _ A
I a. Define directivity. Obtain the relationship between directivity and beam.area to show that
smaller the beam area,larger is the directivity. (07 Marks)
b. Deflne antenna aperture. Derive the relationship between aperture and beam area. (06 Marks)
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Derive the equation for radiation resistance of a short electric dipole.
Explain the following : i) Folded dipole, ii) Rhombic antenna.
A half wave dipole radiating in free space is driven by a current of 0.5 amperes at the
terminals. Calculate E and H field at a distance 1 km from the antenna at angles of 45o and
900. (04 Marks)
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Obtain the radiation resistance of a small loop antenna.
Wriie shorl notes on: i) Slot antenna, (ii) Patch antenna.
Find the radiation efficiency of a I meter diameter loop of 10 mm diameter copper wire at
(i) 1MHz, (ii) 10 MHz. (05 Marks)
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5 a. Determine the length L, H plane aperture and flare angles 0s and 0n of a pyramidal horn for
which E-plane aperture as : 10 )". The horn is fed by rectangular waveguide wittr TEro
mode. Let 6 : 0.2 X n the E-plane and 0.375 l" in the H-plane. Also find beam width and
directivity. (08 Marks)
b. Write short notes on: i) Lens antenna; ii) Log periodic antenna (08 Marks)
c' Design a Yagi-Uda six element antenna for operation at 500 MHz with a folded dipole field.
What are the lengths of (i) reflector element, (ii) driven element, (iii) four director element?
What is the spacing between reflector and driven element?
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Evaluate the roughness factors for the earth at 10 MHz, if o: 5, for '0' equal to (i) 30",
(ii) 45', (iii) 60". (05 Marks)
c. A transmitting antenna of 100 m height radiates 40 kW at 100 MHz uniformly in azimuth
plane. Calculate maximum LOS range and strength of the received signal at 16 m high,
receiving antenna at a distance of 10 km. At what distance would the signal strengtl-l:lkduce
to 1 mV/m? (05^Marks)
7 a. Explain the structure of ionosphere. Derive an expression for refractive index of ionospheric
c. Obtain the relationship between maximum usable frequency (MUF) and skip distance.
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b. Define the following with respect to ionospheric propagation:
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b. Distinguish between static memory allocation and dynamic memory allocation. (06 N{arks)
c. List the salient features of object oriented programming. {s6 Marksi
d. Explain the following : #elif, # if def. (04 Marks)
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b. Explain reference types and distinguish between reference tlpes and pointer types.
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b. Describe inline function with an example.
c. Write a program to calculate sum of first n integers using recursion,.
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Describe exception handling in C++ with an example.
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Explain ftier:id function and friend class, with exarnple.
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a. Discuss the principle of operator overioading with an example.
b. Write a program to overload both prefix and postfix increment operator.
a. Describe hase class access control with an example.
b. With a program illustrate inheritance of multiple base classes.
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