Storage time of a transistor is the time taken for the collector curves to fall to
A. 90% from maximum value
B. 10% from maximum value
C. 10% to 90% from maximum value
D. 50% from maximum value
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A zener diode, when used in voltage stabilization circuits, is biased in
A. reverse bias region below the breakdown voltage
B. reverse breakdown region
C. forward bias region
D. forward bias constant current mode
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Consider the following statements for a photo conducting material:
1. Its dark conductivity is small.
2. With the absorption of radiation, equal numbers of electrons and holes are produced.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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A switched mode power supply operating at 20 kHz to 100 kHz range used as the main switching element is
A. Thyristor
B. MOSFET
C. Triac
D. UJT
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If a certain Zener diode has a Zener voltage of 3.6 V and reverse bias voltage of 5 V is applied across it, the Zener operates in . . . . . . . .
A. forward conduction
B. avalanche breakdown
C. regulated breakdown
D. Zener breakdown
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Electronic distribution of an Si atom is
A. 2, 10, 2
B. 2, 8, 4
C. 2, 7, 5
D. 2, 4, 8
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The resistivity of a metal is a function of temperature because
A. The electron density varies with temperature
B. The electron gas density varies with temperature
C. The lattices vibration increases with temperature
D. Collision of electrons increases as temperature increases
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By increasing temperature, the electrical conductivity would:
A. increase in metals as well as in intrinsic semiconductors
B. increase in metals but decrease in intrinsic semiconductors
C. decrease in metals but increase in intrinsic semiconductors
D. decrease in metals as well as in intrinsic semiconductors
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The speed power product for static CMOS is:
A. Sp = CV
B. Sp = C2 V
C. Sp = CV2
D. Sp = dependent on frequency
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A long-channel NMOS transistor is biased in the linear region with VDS = 50 mV and is used as a resistance. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
A. If the device width W is increased, the resistance decreases
B. If the threshold voltage is reduced, the resistance decreases
C. If the device length L is increased, the resistance increase
D. If VGS is increased, the resistance increases
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Which one of the following is not LED material?
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When donor atoms are added to semiconductor, it
A. Increases the energy bandgap of the semiconductor
B. Decreases the energy bandgap of the semiconductor
C. Introduces a new narrow bandgap near the conduction band
D. Introduces a new discrete energy level below the conduction band
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In a p-n-p transistor biased in the active region, in the n-type base, holes
A. drift
B. diffuse and recombine
C. experience avalanche multiplication
D. are injected from collector
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In transistor, if electrons flow into emitter,
A. Holes flows out of the emitter
B. Holes flows out of the collector
C. Electron flow into the collector
D. Electron flow out of the collector
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Energy band gap of an insulating materials is:
A. 0 eV
B. greater than 5 eV
C. less than 5 eV
D. equal to 1 eV
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Effectively, how many valence electrons are there in each atom within a silicon crystal?
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Which of the following are essentials of a transistor biasing circuit?
1. Proper zero signal collector current flow
2. VCE should not fall below 0.5 V for Germanium and 1 V for Silicon
3. Ensure stabilization of operating point
4. Loading to the source
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 1, 2 and 4 only
C. 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Which one of the following is the exact expression for ICEO (i.e. collector to emitter current with base open) in a junction transistor?
(Where ICBO is the collector to base current with emitter open, and α is the common base current gain)
A. α . I CBO
B. 1 − α α . I CBO
C. 1 − α I CBO
D. ( 1 − α ) I CBO
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The light output of LED varies as (Current)n , the value of n is about
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Which one of the following expressions may be used to correctly describe the temperature (T) variation of the intrinsic carrier density (ni ) of a semiconductor?
Eg is the band gap, A is pre-factor's k is Boltzmann constant.
A. ni (T) = (A/T) exp (-Eg /kT2 )
B. ni (T) = A(Eg /kT)10
C. ni (T) = A exp(-Eg /2kT)
D. ni (T) = AT3/2 exp(-Eg /2kT)
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