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Which material is commonly used in the development of semiconductor devices?
Which material is commonly used in the development of semiconductor devices?
- Aluminum (Al)
- Gold (Au)
- Copper (Cu)
- Silicon (Si) (correct)
What is the direction of conventional flow in a semiconductor?
What is the direction of conventional flow in a semiconductor?
- Direction of neither electron nor hole flow
- Direction of both electron and hole flow
- Direction of electron flow
- Direction of hole flow (correct)
What is the majority carrier in an n-type semiconductor?
What is the majority carrier in an n-type semiconductor?
- Hole
- Proton
- Neutron
- Electron (correct)
What happens when a valence electron acquires sufficient kinetic energy?
What happens when a valence electron acquires sufficient kinetic energy?
What is the energy state of an electron that has left its parent atom?
What is the energy state of an electron that has left its parent atom?
What is the type of charge carriers that move in the opposite direction to each other in a semiconductor?
What is the type of charge carriers that move in the opposite direction to each other in a semiconductor?
What is the physical meaning of the reverse saturation current (IS) in the Shockley's equation for a semiconductor diode?
What is the physical meaning of the reverse saturation current (IS) in the Shockley's equation for a semiconductor diode?
What is the ideality factor (n) in the Shockley's equation for a semiconductor diode?
What is the ideality factor (n) in the Shockley's equation for a semiconductor diode?
What is the thermal voltage (VT) in the Shockley's equation for a semiconductor diode?
What is the thermal voltage (VT) in the Shockley's equation for a semiconductor diode?
What is the V-I characteristic of a PN junction?
What is the V-I characteristic of a PN junction?
What is the reverse bias voltage in a PN junction?
What is the reverse bias voltage in a PN junction?
What is the Boltzmann's constant (k) in the Shockley's equation for a semiconductor diode?
What is the Boltzmann's constant (k) in the Shockley's equation for a semiconductor diode?
