Hardware Board Design Interview Questions- Part 1

1.  Basic operation and application of the transistor?   

2.   What are the different types of transistor?  

3.  Explain transistor characteristics for any one configuration ?  

4.  What different configuration for amplifier circuits ?   

5.  What advantages/disadvantages between the configuration ?  

6.  What is Emitter follower ?  

7.  What is Open collector output ? 

8.  Basic operation and applications of MOSFET   

9.  Difference between the MOSFET and Transistors ?  

10. How PN junction diode works ?  

11. Draw the diode characteristics ?  

12. What are different type of diodes are available ?  

13. List the diode applications ?  

14. What is linear regulator and types ?  

15. What is switching regulator? 

16. Advantage/Disadvantage of linear and switching regulator ? 

17. How RC circuits works ? 

18. Describe the capacitor charge and discharge cycle ?  

19. Draw the characteristics of capacitance Vs Frequency ?  

20. What is resonance frequency ?  

21. Explain about single ended signal transmission ?

22. Explain about Differential Signalling ?

23. Give examples of the differential signalling interfaces ?

24. Advantages and disadvantages of the both signalling method ?

25. Explain method of signal transmission through differential signalling ?

26. How much return current will flow in differential signals ?

27. How differential signalling providing better noise immunity ?

28. What are the design methods have to follow during differential design?

29. How to arrive the differential impedance value ?

30. Explain LVDS standard signalling levels ?