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What does TRAPATT stand for?
What does TRAPATT stand for?
- Transit Avalanche Plasma Triggered Transit
- Trapped Plasma Avalanche Triggered Transit (correct)
- Transit Avalanche Propagation Turnaround Time
- Transmission of Avalanche Propagation Transistor Time
What is the basic operation of the TRAPATT oscillator?
What is the basic operation of the TRAPATT oscillator?
- Forward biased p-n junction diode
- Light emitting diode operation
- Zener diode breakdown
- Reverse biased p-n junction diode (correct)
What are high-peak-power TRAPATT diodes typically made of?
What are high-peak-power TRAPATT diodes typically made of?
- Gallium arsenide n+-p-p+ structures
- Silicon n+-p-p+ structures (correct)
- Silicon n+-n-n+ structures
- Germanium n+-p-p+ structures
What is the width range of the depletion region in high-peak-power TRAPATT diodes?
What is the width range of the depletion region in high-peak-power TRAPATT diodes?
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What happens as a high-field avalanche zone propagates through the TRAPATT diode?
What happens as a high-field avalanche zone propagates through the TRAPATT diode?
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What type of voltage waveform is typical for the TRAPATT mode of an avalanche diode?
What type of voltage waveform is typical for the TRAPATT mode of an avalanche diode?
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What happens to the diode current at point A?
What happens to the diode current at point A?
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What happens to the electric field at point B to point C?
What happens to the electric field at point B to point C?
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What happens at point D?
What happens at point D?
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Why does it take a long time to remove the plasma?
Why does it take a long time to remove the plasma?
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What happens at point E?
What happens at point E?
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What happens from point F to point G?
What happens from point F to point G?
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What happens to the diode current at point G?
What happens to the diode current at point G?
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