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Semiconductor Principles problems


  • 1. When a depletion region of a transistor is large the barrier voltage is also large.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
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  • 2. The number of electrons in the outer shell of carbon, germanium, and silicon is 5.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
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  • 3. The first transistor was invented in 1938.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
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  • 4. A covalent bond is when atoms lose valence shell electrons.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
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  • 5. Germanium is the most widely used semiconductor material because of its stability at high temperatures.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
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  • 6. The n-type semiconductor material is doped by adding material with electron holes.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
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  • 7. The P-N junction is a barrier to electron flow.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
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  • 8. The forward voltage drop for a germanium transistor is 0.7 V and for a silicon transistor is 0.3 V.

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  • A. True
  • B. False
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