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Important Questions on Semiconductor Devices and their Applications
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Both the diodes used in the circuit shown are assumed to be ideal and have negligible resistance when these are forward biased. Built in potential in each diode is . For the input voltages shown in the figure, the voltage (in Volts) at point A is ________


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Which one of the following represents forward bias diode?

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Identify the semiconductor devices whose characteristics are given below, in the order :

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In the figure, potential difference between and is:


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The forward biased diode connection is :

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In case of p-n junction diode, the width of depletion region is

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The reading of the ammeter for a silicon diode in the given circuit is:


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In the following circuit diagram, the current through the battery is

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Consider the junction diode as ideal. The value of current flowing through AB is:


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The given circuit has two ideal diodes connected as shown in the figure below. The current flowing through the resistance will be

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If the Ge diode in the circuit is reverse biased, the current through resistor

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and diodes start conducting at and respectively. In the following figure if diode connection are reversed, the value of changes by: (assume that the Ge diode has large breakdown voltage)

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The increase in the width of the depletion region in a p-n junction diode is due to:

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The barrier potential of a p-n junction depends on:
type of semi-conductor material
amount of doping
temperature
Which one of the following is correct?

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Out of the following which one is a forward biased diode?

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In the following circuit, the equivalent resistance between and is

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In the circuit of figure, treat diode as ideal, current in the resistor is


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The characteristic of a diode is shown in the figure. The ratio of forward to reverse bias resistance is:

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A battery is connected across as shown in the figure. The value of the current supplied by the battery when in first case battery's positive terminal is connected to and in second case when positive terminal of battery is connected to will respectively be:


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In an unbiased p - n junction electrons diffuse from n-region to p-region because:

