EE 6303 Linear Integrated Circuits and Applications, Second year, Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering, First and second Units Questions.

PART –A (05 ×02 = 10 Marks)
1.      What is ion implantation?Why it is preferred over diffusion process?
2.      Mention the advantages of integrated circuits over discrete circuits.
3.      Define CMRR.
4.      Give the ideal characteristics of op-amp and give its equivalent circuit.
5.      Define slew rate?
6.      Why inductors are difficult to fabricate in ICs?
7.      What is thermal drift?
8.      What is input offset voltage?
9.      What do you mean by monolithic process?
10.  What is epitaxial growth?

PART-B (05*13=65)
11. Explain the basic processesinvolvedin IC fabrication process.                   (13)
12.  How the resistors and capacitors fabricated in monolithic technology?                    (13)
13. Explain the external frequency compensation techniques used in op-amp.            (13)
14. Draw and explain the summing amplifier.(13)
15. Explain the operation of I to V converter and its applications.(13)
PART-C (01*15=15)
16. Explain the operation of op-amp as integrator and differentiator.                               (15)