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21PHY102J · SRM IST · Semester 2
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🔥 Units 2 & 3 = 55% of marks.  PN Junction characteristics, Zener diode, and BJT configurations appear in 5 out of 6 papers. Master these first! Always draw and label the I-V characteristic curves — diagrams earn partial marks.
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Based on 6 exam papers. Master the 20% of topics that yield 80% of marks.

Unit 1
Semiconductor Fundamentals
20%
15 / 75 marks
🔥 HOT
Unit 2
PN Junction Diodes
28%
21 / 75 marks
🔥 HOT
Unit 3
Transistors (BJT)
27%
20 / 75 marks
Unit 4
Amplifiers & Oscillators
14%
11 / 75 marks
Unit 5
Special Devices & FETs
11%
8 / 75 marks

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Part A
25 MCQs × 1 = 25 marks
Target: 20–23 / 25
  • PN junction: forward/reverse bias behaviour 6/6
  • Zener diode breakdown voltage & regulation 5/6
  • BJT current relationships: $I_E = I_B + I_C$ 6/6
  • $lpha$ and $eta$ relationship: $eta = lpha/(1-lpha)$ 5/6
  • Energy band diagrams (conductor/insulator/semiconductor) 5/6
  • Intrinsic vs extrinsic semiconductor carrier types 5/6
  • MOSFET — enhancement vs depletion mode 4/6
  • Rectifier output parameters (Vdc, ripple factor) 4/6
  • Op-Amp inverting vs non-inverting gain formulas 4/6
  • Hall Effect — type of semiconductor, carrier sign 3/6
Part B
5 Questions × 8 = 40 marks
Target: 32–40 / 40
QUnitExpected Topic
21U2Draw PN junction I-V characteristic + explain forward/reverse bias 🔥
22U3BJT CE configuration — draw circuit, derive current gain $eta$ 🔥
23U2Zener diode voltage regulator circuit — design and analysis 🔥
24U4RC-coupled amplifier — frequency response and gain
25U5MOSFET structure, operation, and I-D vs V-GS characteristics
Part C
1 Question × 10 = 10 marks
Target: 8–10 / 10

Choose 1 of 2 questions. Typical options:

Q.26
BJT amplifier analysis — Q-point, load line, voltage gain 🔥 OR Full-wave bridge rectifier — derive Vdc, ripple factor, efficiency
Q.27
Op-Amp applications — inverting, non-inverting, summing amplifier OR JFET/MOSFET characteristics and comparison with BJT
💡 Semiconductor Exam Secret: Always draw labelled circuit diagrams AND the corresponding I-V/characteristic curves together. A diagram without the curve (or vice versa) gets only 50% of the marks for that question.

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