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Week 7 Assignment

1) The document is a 10 question multiple choice quiz about microwave integrated circuits. It covers topics like the conditions for unconditional stability of an amplifier, the optimal approach for designing low noise or high power amplifiers, how the noise figure and radius of the noise circle are related, how to calculate the radius and center of a gain circle, and properties of unilateral and bilateral amplifiers. 2) The questions test understanding of key microwave circuit analysis concepts like available gain versus power gain, noise figure, stability criteria, and transducer gain. 3) The correct answers are provided for each multiple choice question.

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Week 7 Assignment

1) The document is a 10 question multiple choice quiz about microwave integrated circuits. It covers topics like the conditions for unconditional stability of an amplifier, the optimal approach for designing low noise or high power amplifiers, how the noise figure and radius of the noise circle are related, how to calculate the radius and center of a gain circle, and properties of unilateral and bilateral amplifiers. 2) The questions test understanding of key microwave circuit analysis concepts like available gain versus power gain, noise figure, stability criteria, and transducer gain. 3) The correct answers are provided for each multiple choice question.

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Microwave Integrated Circuits

Assignment - 7

1) The condition for unconditional stability for an amplifier is _______________


a. K > 1; B < 0
b. K < 1; B > 0
c. K < 1; B < 0
d. K > 1; B > 0

Ans. d. K > 1; B > 0


2) If a low noise amplifier is to be designed, which approach among the following would be
optimum?
a. Transducer gain approach
b. Available gain approach
c. Power gain approach
d. Any of the above

Ans. b. Available gain approach


3) If a high power amplifier is to be designed, which approach among the following would be
optimum?
a. Transducer gain approach
b. Available gain approach
c. Power gain approach
d. Any of the above

Ans. c. Power gain approach


4) As the noise figure increases, the radius of the noise circle __________
a. goes on increasing
b. goes on decreasing
c. remains the same
d. can't say

Ans. a. goes on increasing


5) As the required gain from the source matching network increases, the radius of the gain circle
___________
a. goes on increasing
b. goes on decreasing
c. remains the same
d. can't say

Ans. b. goes on decreasing


6) Two network with figure of merit FA = 2 and FB = 3 with gain GA = 4 and GB = 5 respectively are
cascaded with network A as first stage and network B as second stage. What is the noise figure of
combined network?
a. 3.25
b. 3.5
c. 2.5
d. 2.25

Ans. c. 2.5
7) The radius of gain circle is _____________

1  gi (1  Sii )
2

a. Ri 
Sii (1  gi )  1
2

1  gi ( Sii  1)
2

b. Ri 
1  Sii (1  gi )
2

1  gi (1  Sii )
2

c. Ri 
1  Sii (1  gi )
2

1  gi ( Sii  1)
2

d. Ri 
Sii (1  gi )  1
2

1  gi (1  Sii )
2

Ans. c. Ri 
1  Sii (1  gi )
2

8) The centre of gain circle is _____________

gi Sii
a. Ci 
Sii (1  gi )  1
2

gi Sii
b. Ci 
1  Sii ( gi  1)
2

gi Sii
c. Ci 
1  Sii (1  gi )
2

gi Sii
d. Ci 
1  Sii (1  gi )
2

gi Sii
Ans. c. Ci 
1  Sii (1  gi )
2
9) For a unilateral amplifier, maximum gain would be obtained at _____________
 
a.  S  S11 and  L  S22
b. 
 S  S11 and  L  S22
c. 
 S  S11 and  L  S22
d. 
 S  S11 and  L  S22

 
Ans. a.  S  S11 and  L  S22

10) For a bilateral amplifier, the maximum transducer gain is _______________

a.
S21
S12

K  K 2 1 
b.
S12
S21

K  K 2 1 
c.
S21
S12

K  K 2 1 
d.
S12
S21

K  K 2 1 

Ans. a.
S21
S12

K  K 2 1 

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