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98-Comp-A1: December 2016

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  1. Question 1 Diode/Zener/Battery Limiter
  2. Question 2 Current-Mirror-Biased CMOS Common-Source Amplifier
  3. Question 3 Matched-Feedback Low-Pass Amplifier
  4. Question 4 Current-Source-Biased Common-Emitter Amplifier
  5. Question 5 RC-Ladder (Wien-Bridge Type) Sinusoidal Oscillator
  6. Question 6 CMOS Static Logic Synthesis and Sizing
  7. Question 7 Flash-ADC Comparator Ladder and Encoder

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98-Comp-A1, Electronics — National Exams, December 2016. Open-book, 3 hours; seven 20-mark questions, five to be marked (all seven answered below as a complete study resource, per the standing "answer all M" rule). Unless stated otherwise, diode drops $V_D=0.7\text{V}$.

Reference texts: Sedra & Smith, Microelectronic Circuits (diode limiters, MOSFET current-mirror biasing and CS amplifiers, active-RC matched-feedback filters, BJT current-source-biased CE amplifiers, RC-ladder (Wien-bridge type) sinusoidal oscillators, CMOS static logic synthesis and sizing, flash-ADC comparator/encoder networks) — the single reference text covering every question on this paper.