Final Exam

EE40 - Summer 2014

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Instructions:

Unless otherwise noted on a particular problem, you must show your work in the space provided or on
the back of the exam pages.

Underline your answers to each problem with a double line.

Simplify your answers as far as possible unless otherwise noted.

Be sure to provide units where necessary.

GOOD LUCK!

Question Points Max

2 23

3 25

4 29

Total 90

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Question 1 (13 points):

a) Consider the below Bode phase plot. Write down the simplest transfer function i.e. with the
fewest terms that will describe this Bode plot. Use the standard form discussed in lecture e.g.
(1 + 𝑗𝜔/5). Assume the constant pre-factor is +1 and any term including j must also include ω.
b) Draw the corresponding Bode magnitude plot.

360

270
Phase (degrees)

180

90

0
1.0E-03 1.0E-02 1.0E-01 1.0E+00 1.0E+01 1.0E+02 1.0E+03
ω (rad/sec)

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Question 2 (23 points):

a) Consider the below op-amp circuit. Determine the AC transfer function 𝐻(𝜔) = 𝑣𝑜 ⁄𝑣𝑖𝑛 . Put the
final result into the standard form. All op-amps are ideal and you can use the negative feedback
approximation for all of them.

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b) Answer the following questions:
i) Write down the corner frequencies of all simple zeroes in rad/sec (write N/A if none):

ii) Write down the corner frequencies of all simple poles in rad/sec (write N/A if none):

iii) Write down the corner frequencies of all quadratic zeroes in rad/sec (write N/A if none):

iv) Write down the corner frequencies of all quadratic poles in rad/sec (write N/A if none):

v) How many zeroes at the origin are there?

vi) How many poles at the origin are there?

vii) What will be the phase for 𝜔 → ∞

viii) What will be the slope of the magnitude Bode plot for 𝜔 → ∞

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Question 3 (25 points):

Consider the below oscillator circuit. You can assume that the op-amp is ideal except for a limited supply
voltage of ±5V.

a) Calculate the oscillation period T i.e. the time for one full oscillation cycle as a function of R and
C. The voltage V1 is 0V.
b) Now a DC voltage V1 is applied by the battery. Calculate the new period T as a function of R, C
and V1.
c) For V1 = 4V draw the output waveform. Carefully label both axes in terms of Vsupply, R and C.

If any of your answers contain any terms in the form of eA or ln(A) where A is an integer or a fraction of
two integers, you can leave it in that form.

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Question 4 (29 points):

Imagine a customer hires your company to design a circuit that will implement the below transfer
function:
𝜔 𝜔
𝑗 100 × 𝑗 20
𝐻(𝜔) = −
𝜔 𝜔2
(1 + 𝑗 100) (1 − 6 )

Due to their current fabrication processes they constrain the types of devices you can use. You are
allowed to use two MOSFET transistors and as many capacitors of any capacitance value, inductors of
any inductance value and 10kΩ resistors as you need. Your colleague has already started the design
process and left you the below circuit drawing before he went on vacation. You need to finish the job by
filling in the right impedances. Draw your combinations of R, L, C devices (including values) and simple
wires into the blank boxes provided. Clearly justify each choice you make with calculations. Since each
additional component translates into extra cost, you will lose points for non-optimum solutions that use
a larger number of components than necessary.

You can assume that the applied DC voltages put the MOSFETs into the operating regime that allows you
to use the MOSFET small signal equivalent circuit from class. The transconductance of the MOSFETs gm is
0.1A/V. You can assume that rd is large enough to be ignored. You can use superposition to ignore the
effect of the DC sources. However, you cannot block this DC bias with your impedances i.e. don’t use a
single capacitor or a capacitor in a purely serial combination of components since that would act as a DC
block.

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