Explore topic-wise MCQs in Vlsi.

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1.

What is the transition point of an inverter?

A. Vdd
B. 0.5 Vdd
C. 0.25 Vdd
D. 2 Vdd
Answer» C. 0.25 Vdd
2.

What is the delay unit of 1.2 micron technology?

A. 0.064 nsec
B. 0.0064 nsec
C. 0.046 nsec
D. 0.0046 nsec
Answer» D. 0.0046 nsec
3.

What is the delay unit of 5 micron technology?

A. 1 nsec
B. 0.1 nsec
C. 0.01 nsec
D. 1 sec
Answer» C. 0.01 nsec
4.

What is the value of gate capacitance?

A. 0.25 square Cg
B. 1 square Cg
C. 1.25 square Cg
D. 1.5 square Cg
Answer» C. 1.25 square Cg
5.

Relative area for L = 20λ and W = 3λ is?

A. 10
B. 15
C. 1/15
D. 1/10
Answer» C. 1/15
6.

What is the standard square Cg value of a 1.2 micron technology?

A. 0.01 pF
B. 0.0023 pF
C. 0.023 pF
D. 0.23 pF
Answer» C. 0.023 pF
7.

What is the standard square Cg value of a 5 micron technology?

A. 0.01 pF
B. 0.1 pF
C. 1 pF
D. 10 pF
Answer» B. 0.1 pF
8.

A feature size square has ___________

A. L > W
B. W > L
C. L = W
D. L > d
Answer» D. L > d
9.

What is the relative capacitance of diffusion region of 5 micron technology?

A. 1
B. 0.25
C. 1.25
D. 2
Answer» C. 1.25
10.

Area capacitance of diffusion region of 2 micron technology is _____ pF X 10(-4) (micrometer)2.

A. 2
B. 2.75
C. 3.75
D. 4.75
Answer» D. 4.75
11.

Gate to channel capacitance of 5 micron technology is _____ pF X 10(-4) (micrometer)2.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 0.4
Answer» D. 0.4
12.

Conducting layer is separated from substrate using ____________

A. dielectric layer
B. silicon layer
C. metal layer
D. diffusion layer
Answer» B. silicon layer
13.

A parallel plate air-filled capacitor has a plate area of 10-4 m2 and plate separation of 10-3 m. It is connected to a 2 V, 1.8 GHz source. The magnitude of the displacement current is \(\left( {{\varepsilon _0} = 8.85 \times {{10}^{ - 12}}F/m} \right)\)

A. 200 mA
B. 20 mA
C. 20 A
D. 2 mA
Answer» B. 20 mA
14.

In the inner region between the two charged plates of a parallel plate capacitor the electric field is equal to ____________. ('Q' is magnitude of charge on each plate of area 'A')

A. εo / AQ
B. Q / (εoA)
C. A / (εoQ)
D. QA / εo
Answer» C. A / (εoQ)
15.

A parallel-plate capacitor has plates of dimensions 2 cm × 3 cm separated by a 1 mm thickness of the paper. The capacitance of this device is (Given: dielectric constant of paper K = 3.7 and ϵ0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2 N-1 m-2)

A. 20 pF
B. 10 pF
C. 10 μF
D. 20 μF
Answer» B. 10 pF
16.

If the effective capacitances of two capacitors connected in series is 75 μF and in parallel is 400 μF, then the capacitances of each of the capacitors is _______________. (in μF)

A. 200 each
B. 100 and 300
C. 150 and 250
D. 125 and 275
Answer» C. 150 and 250
17.

Direction: It consists of two statements, one labeled as ‘Statement (I)’ and the others as ‘Statement (II)’. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answer using the codes given below:Statement (I): The Dielectric constant of a substance, under the influence of alternating electric fields is, in general, a ‘complex’ quantity.Statement (II): The ‘imaginary’ part of the dielectric constant is a measure of the dielectric loss in the substance.

A. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true and Statement (II) is the correct explanation of Statement (I)
B. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true but Statement (II) is NOT the correct explanation of Statement (I)
C. Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false
D. Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) is true
Answer» B. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true but Statement (II) is NOT the correct explanation of Statement (I)
18.

For the arrangement of capacitors as shown in the circuit, the effective capacitance between the points A and B is (capacitance of each capacitor is 4 μF)

A. 4 μF
B. 2 μF
C. 1 μF
D. 8 μF
Answer» B. 2 μF
19.

A network of four 10 μF capacitors is shown in figure. The equivalent capacitance of the network between points A and B is

A. \(\dfrac{30}{4}\mu F\)
B. 40 μF
C. \(\dfrac{40}{3}\mu F\)
D. 10 μF
Answer» D. 10 μF
20.

A parallel plate capacitor having an area of 6 × 10-4 m2 and plate separation of 3 × 10-3 m, across which a potential of 10 V is applied. If a material having a dielectric constant of 5 is positioned within the region between the plates, what will be the capacitance? [Permittivity of vacuum = 8.85 × 10-12 F/m]

A. 8.85 × 10-12 F
B. 17.7 × 10-12 F
C. 26.55 × 10-12 F
D. 35.4 × 10-12 F
Answer» B. 17.7 × 10-12 F
21.

Dielectrics are:

A. Insulating materials
B. Semiconducting materials
C. Magnetic materials
D. Ferroelectric materials
Answer» B. Semiconducting materials
22.

A capacitor with capacitance 5 μF is charged to 5 μC. If the plates are pulled apart to reduce the capacitance to 2 μF, how much work is done?

A. 6.25 × 10-6 J
B. 3.75 × 10-6 J
C. 2.16 × 10-6 J
D. 2.55 × 10-6 J
Answer» C. 2.16 × 10-6 J
23.

A 50μf capacitor in a defibrillator is charged to 3000V. The energy stored in the capacitor is sent through the victim during a pulse of duration 2 ms; the power of the pulse is close to:

A. 50 Kw
B. 75 kW
C. 112.5 kW
D. 200 kW
Answer» D. 200 kW
24.

Energy stored in a parallel plate capacitor is equal to? ('Q' is magnitude of charge on each plate of the capacitor of capacitance 'C')

A. C2/2Q
B. Q2/2C
C. Q2/C
D. C2/Q
Answer» C. Q2/C
25.

If the capacitance of a conductor is defined as C = Q/V, then the charges on the two conductors of the capacitor are _____________.

A. Q/2 an d -Q/2
B. Q and -Q
C. Q and Q
D. -Q/2 and -Q/2
Answer» C. Q and Q
26.

Consider the following:In a parallel plate capacitor, let the charge be held constant while the dielectric material is replaced by a different dielectric. Consider1. Stored energy.2. Electric field intensity.3. Capacitance.Which of these changes?

A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» E.
27.

A system of 2 capacitors of capacitance 2 μ F and 4 μ F is connected in series across a potential difference of 6V. The electric charge and energy stored in the system are

A. 10 μ C and 30 μJ
B. 36 μ C and 108 μJ
C. 8 μ C and 24 μJ
D. 1 μ C and 3 μJ
Answer» D. 1 μ C and 3 μJ
28.

A Farad is defined as

A. Stat coulomb/volt
B. Coulomb/volt
C. Coulomb x volt
D. Stat coulomb x volt
Answer» C. Coulomb x volt
29.

In the given circuit, the charge on 4 μF capacitor will be:

A. 5.4 μC
B. 9.6 μC
C. 13.4 μC
D. 24 μC
Answer» E.
30.

A capacitor (condenser) is used in an electrical circuit to

A. step down voltage
B. step up voltage
C. store electric charge
D. produce electric charge
Answer» D. produce electric charge
31.

A capacitor of capacitance 800 pF is charged by an electric source of 100 V. The electrostatic energy stored by the capacitor is nearly

A. 8.0 \(\mu J\)
B. 4.0 nj
C. 4.0 \(\mu J\)
D. 8.0 J
Answer» D. 8.0 J
32.

Dielectric losses may occur due to:

A. conductivity
B. polarisation
C. radioactivity
D. ionisation
Answer» C. radioactivity
33.

A capacitor of capacitance C is charged by connecting it to a battery of e.m.f. E. The capacitor is now disconnected and reconnected to the battery with the polarity reversed. The heat developed in the connecting wires is

A. 0.5CE2
B. EC2
C. 2CE2
D. 3EC2
Answer» D. 3EC2
34.

DELAY_UNIT_OF_5_MICRON_TECHNOLOGY_IS?$

A. 1 nsec
B. 0.1 nsec
C. 0.01 nsec
D. 1 sec
Answer» C. 0.01 nsec
35.

What is the transition point of an inverter?$

A. Vdd
B. 0.5 Vdd
C. 0.25 Vdd
D. 2 Vdd
Answer» C. 0.25 Vdd
36.

Delay unit of 1.2 micron technology is$

A. 0.064 nsec
B. 0.0064 nsec
C. 0.046 nsec
D. 0.0046 nsec
Answer» D. 0.0046 nsec
37.

What is the desired or safe delay value for 5 micron technology?

A. 0.3 nsec
B. 0.5 nsec
C. 0.1 nsec
D. 0.2 nsec
Answer» B. 0.5 nsec
38.

The value of gate capacitance i?

A. 0.25 square Cg
B. 1 square Cg
C. 1.25 square Cg
D. 1.5 square Cg
Answer» C. 1.25 square Cg
39.

Relative area for L = 20λ and W = 3λ is$

A. 10
B. 15
C. 1/15
D. 1/10
Answer» C. 1/15
40.

The standard square Cg value of a 1.2 micron technology is

A. 0.01 pF
B. 0.0023 pF
C. 0.023 pF
D. 0.23 pF
Answer» C. 0.023 pF
41.

The standard square Cg value of a 5 micron technology is

A. 0.01 pF
B. 0.1 pF
C. 1 pF
D. 10 pF
Answer» B. 0.1 pF
42.

A feature size square has

A. L > W
B. W > L
C. L = W
D. L > d
Answer» D. L > d
43.

Relative capacitance of diffusion region of 5 micron technology is

A. 1
B. 0.25
C. 1.25
D. 2
Answer» C. 1.25
44.

Area capacitance of diffusion region of 2 micron technology is _____ pF X 10(-4) (micrometer)2.

A. 2
B. 2.75
C. 3.75
D. 4.75
Answer» D. 4.75
45.

Gate to channel capacitance of 5 micron technology is _____ pF X 10(-4) (micrometer)2.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 0.4
Answer» D. 0.4
46.

Conducting layer is separated from substrate using

A. dielectric layer
B. silicon layer
C. metal layer
D. diffusion layer
Answer» B. silicon layer