MOSFET can be used as
A. Current controlled capacitor
B. Voltage controlled capacitor
C. Current controlled inductor
D. Voltage controlled inductor
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A p-n junction diode's dynamic conductance is directly proportional to
A. the applied voltage
B. the temperature
C. its current
D. the thermal voltage
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Which of the following properties does CMOS logic possess?
A. Increased capacitance
B. Low static power dissipation
C. Increased delay
D. High noise margin
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In an intrinsic semiconductor, the mobility of electrons in the conduction band is
A. Less than the mobility of holes in the valence band
B. Zero
C. Greater than the mobility of holes in the valence band
D. Is equal to mobility of holes in valence band
E. Is equal to mobility of holes in conduction band
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At absolute zero temperature, an intrinsic semiconductor behave like an insulator because of
A. Low electron energy
B. Low drift velocity of free electron
C. Non-availability of free electron
D. Non-recombination of electron with hole
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For an n-type semiconductor having any doping level, which of the following hold(s) good:
A. Pn ND = ni 2
B. pp ND = ni 2
C. nn ND = ni 2
D. Pn nn = ni 2
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A photodiode is normally:
A. Forward biased
B. Emitting light
C. Neither forward nor reverse biased
D. Reverse biased
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A semiconductor specimen of breadth d, width w and carrying current I is placed in a magnetic field B to develop Hall voltage VH in a direction perpendicular to I and B. VH is NOT proportional to
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Miller indices are same for:
A. Crystal planes
B. Parallel planes
C. Perpendicular planes
D. Three crystallographic planes
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For smooth and reliable operation of an amplifier using BJT, it is necessary that the circuit must be properly designed from the point of view of bias stabilization, because
1. Reverse saturation current ICO increases with rise in temperature.
2. VBE decreases with rise in temperature.
3. hFE or β changes with change of temperature and replacement of the transistor.
4. hFE or β changes with change in collector supply voltage.
Which of these statements are correct?
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 1, 2 and 4 only
C. 2, 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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At higher forward voltages, a junction diode is likely to
A. burnout
B. get saturated
C. suffer break down
D. become noisy
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Which one of the following is true with regard to photo emission?
A. Velocity of emitted electrons is dependent on light intensity
B. Rate of photo emission is inversely proportional to light intensity
C. Maximum velocity of electrons increases with decreasing wavelength
D. Both electrons and holes are produced
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The main purpose of oxidation in the IC fabrication process using silicon is:
A. diffusion
B. epitaxial growth
C. passivation
D. packaging
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When the photoresist coating (during IC fabrication) is exposed to ultraviolet light the photoresist becomes
A. oxidized
B. ionized
C. polymerized
D. brittle
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A Zener diode works on the principle of
A. tunneling of charge carriers across the junction
B. thermionic emission
C. diffusion of charge carriers across the junction
D. hopping of charge carriers across the junction
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In a bipolar transistor biased in the forward-active region, the base current is IB = 50 µA and the collector current is IC = 2.7 mA. The value of α is:
A. 0.949
B. 54
C. 0.982
D. 0.018
E. 2.010
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For an abrupt junction varactor diode, the dependence of device capacitance (C) on applied reverse voltage (V) is given by
A. C ∝ V1/3
B. C ∝ V-1/3
C. C ∝ V1/2
D. C ∝ V-1/2
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The electron and hole concentrations, n and p respectively obey the relation np = n2 i where ni is the intrinsic carrier density. This expression is valid for which of the following?
A. For all semiconductors under any condition
B. For direct band gap semiconductor only
C. For non-degenerate semiconductor under thermal equilibrium condition
D. For degenerate semiconductors having excess electrons and holes
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In monolithic integrated circuits, the concentration of acceptor atoms in the region between isolation islands will be
A. much higher than in the p-type substrate
B. much lesser than in the p-type substrate
C. equal to the p-type substrate
D. not equal to the p-type substrate
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Which of the following statement is true for a Schottky barrier diode?
A. Minority carrier device
B. Minority carrier storage time is infinite
C. Diffusion capacitance is associated when the device is forward biased
D. Majority carrier device
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