is a signal defined by amplitude and pulse width
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9%
Square signal
86%
Pluses
4%
Ramp signals
1%
Sawtooth signal
a signal that varies in time
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60%
Square signal
17%
Pluses
13%
Sawtooth signal
10%
Ramp signals
is the transition from one voltage (or current) level to another and staying there at the new level .
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8%
Spike
92%
Step
What is the ideal diode's behavior in the region of conduction?
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11%
Open circuit
76%
Short circuit
4%
Resistor
9%
Capacitor
Which atoms are referred to as tetravalent atoms?
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5%
Ga and As
90%
Ge and Si
6%
Sb and P
What is the process called when impurity atoms are added to a semiconductor material?
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9%
Bonding
5%
Diffusion
81%
Doping
5%
Covalent
Which impurity atoms are used to create an n-type material?
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7%
Trivalent atoms
70%
Pentavalent atoms
19%
Donor atoms
4%
Acceptor atoms
What is the term for the maximum reverse-bias potential before entering the Zener region?
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36%
Zener potential
15%
Vz rating
46%
PIV rating
3%
PSG rating
What is the region called where there is a lack of carriers in a pn-junction diode?
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21%
Breakdown region
11%
Conduction region
63%
Depletion region
4%
Transition region
What is the condition of a diode when no bias voltage is applied?
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27%
Reverse biased
7%
Forward biased
16%
Zener biased
50%
Zero Bias
What is the term for the current that exists under reverse-bias conditions?
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58%
Reverse current
22%
Saturation current
7%
Forward current
14%
Leakage current
What is the symbol used to represent the Zener potential?
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18%
PIV
0%
VT
76%
Vz
6%
PRV
Which material, silicon or germanium, has a lower forward voltage drop (VT)?
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4%
Silicon
72%
Germanium
22%
They have the same forward voltage drop
2%
None
An equivalent circuit is used to:
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6%
Simplify a circuit
6%
Represent terminal characteristics
2%
Determine the point of operation
86%
All
The resistance rav is ignored in the simplified equivalent circuit because:
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7%
It is usually very large
86%
It is small compared to other elements
7%
It is difficult to measure