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Problems Chapter 4 - Transistor  
1. Transistor in the circuit has β=100 and VBE=0.7V at ic=1mA. Design the circuit so that the 
current 2mA flows through the collector and a voltage of +5 appear at the collector    
2. In the circuit shown in Fig. E6.13, the voltage at the emitter was measured and found to be 
–0.7 V. If β = 50, find IE, IB, IC, and VC     
3. In the circuit shown in Fig. E6.14, measurement indicates VB to be +1.0 V and VE to be 
+1.7 V.What are α and β for this transistor? What voltage VC do you expect at the  collector?      4.       lOMoAR cPSD| 58707906
5. For the transistor circuit of Fig, find IB, VCE and v0 Take β= 200, VBE  = 0.7V     
6. For the transistor circuit shown in Fig. find IB and VCE Let and β= 100, VBE  =0.7V     
7. Calculate vs for the transistor in Fig. given that v0= 4 V, β= 150, VBE  =0.7 V.     
8. The parameters of an npn transistor are αF = 0.9934 and IB = 25 A. Determine (a) the 
forward current gain βF, (b) the collector current iC, and (c) the emitter current iE.  
9. The parameters of the transistor in Fig. P8.13 are β=150, VBE = 0.7V and VCE(sat) = 0.3V. If 
RC = 1.5KΩ, determine the critical value of RB so that the transistor operates (a) in the 
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10. The parameters of the transistor in Fig. P8.14 are β=150, VBE=0.7V and VCE(sat)= 0.3V. If 
RC=1.5KΩ and RE=500Ω , determine the critical value of RB so that the transistor operates 
(a) in the active (amplifier) region and (b) in the saturation region     
11. The parameters of the transistor in Fig. P8.15 are β=150, VBE=0.7V and VCE(sat)= 0.3V. If 
RC=1.5KΩ, determine the critical value of RB so that the transistor operates (a) in the 
active (amplifier) region and (b) in the saturation region     
12. The parameters of the transistor in Fig. P8.16 are β=150, VBE=0.7V, and VCE(sat)=0.3V. If 
VCC=12V , VEE=12V and RC=1.5KΩ , determine (a) the base current IB, (b) the collector 
current IC, and (c) the C-E voltage VCE.          lOMoAR cPSD| 58707906
13. The parameters of the transistor in Fig. P8.17 are β=150, VBE=0.7V, and VCE(sat)=0.3V. If 
VCC=12V , RB=200KΩ and RC=1.5KΩ , RE=500Ω determine (a) the base current IB, (b) 
the collector current IC, and (c) the C-E voltage VCE.     
14. The parameters of the transistor in Fig. P8.18 are β=150, VBE=0.7V, and VCE(sat)=0.3V. If 
VCC=15V , VB=5V, RB=200KΩ and RC=1.5KΩ , RE=500Ω determine (a) the base current 
IB, (b) the collector current IC, and (c) the C-E voltage VCE.     
15. The parameters of the pnp BJT circuit in Fig. P8.19 are RC =10 kΩ, RE =1kΩ, VCC =15 
V, VEE =5 V, VEB =0.6 V, and α=F 0.992. Calculate IB, IC, IE, VCE, and VCB at the  Qpoint     
16. The parameters of the npn transistor circuit in Fig. P8.20 are R1 =100 kΩ, RC =1kΩ, RE 
=200Ω , VBE = 0.7V, and VCC=12 V. 
a. Calculate IB, IC, IE, and VCE at the operating point if βF =50 and if βF =250. b. Repeat 
part (a) if RE =0       lOMoAR cPSD| 58707906   
17. The parameters of the transistor circuit in Fig. P8.21 are R1 =10 kΩ, RC 1 =kΩ, RE =200Ω 
, VBE =0.7V, and VCC =12 V. 
a. Calculate IB, IC, IE, and VCE at the Q-point if βF =50 and if β F =250. 
b. Repeat part (a) if RE =0     
18. The npn transistor circuit of Fig. P8.23 has VBE =0.5 V and βF =80. Determine the value 
of R1 that gives IC =4 mA and the corresponding value of VCE     
19. The pnp transistor circuit of Fig. P8.24 has βF =100 and VEB =0.7 V. Calculate IC and  VCE       lOMoAR cPSD| 58707906   
20. The parameters of the amplifier circuit in Fig. P8.25 are VCC =5 V, RC =500Ω, R1 =6.5 k 
Ω, R2 =2.5 k Ω, RE =450 Ω, Rs =500 Ω, RL =5 k Ω, and C1 =C2= . Assume βF =100 and  VA =200 V  
a. Find the Q-point defined by IB, IC, and VCE. 
b. Calculate the small-signal parameters gm, r, and ro of the transistor. 
c. Calculate the input resistance Rin vs ⁄ is, the no-load voltage gain Avo vo ⁄ vb, the 
output resistance Ro, the overall voltage gain Av vL ⁄ vs, the current gain Ai io ⁄ is, and  the power gain Ap. 
d. Use PSpice/SPICE to plot the instantaneous values of vL, vC, vB, iC, and iB.     
21. The BJT amplifier of Fig. 8.23 has R1 =5.5 kΩ, R2 1.5 =kΩ, RC =1.5 kΩ, RE =150Ω , RL 
=5 kΩ, Rs =200Ω , and VCC =18 V. Assume βF= 100 and VA =200 V  
a. Find the Q-point defined by IB, IC, and VCE. 
b. Calculate the small-signal parameters gm, r, and ro of the transistor. 
c. Calculate the input resistance Rin vs ⁄ is, the no-load voltage gain Avo vo ⁄ vb, the       lOMoAR cPSD| 58707906
output resistance Ro, the overall voltage gain Av vL ⁄ vs, the current gain Ai io ⁄ is, and the  power gain Ap. 
d. Use PSpice/SPICE to plot the instantaneous values of vL, vC, vB, iC, and iB        
22. The emitter follower of Fig. P8.31 has R1 =100KΩ , R2 =150 KΩ , RE =750 Ω, RL =20 
KΩ , Rs =200 Ω, VCC =15 V, and VBE= 0.7 V. Assume that βF =100 and VA =200 V      23.