1. (10 points) What are the primary charge carriers in an NPN BJT? What about a PNP BJT?

 The primary charge carriers in an NPN BJT are electrons while the primary charge in PNP
BJT are the flow of holes.

2. (5 points) When both junctions of a BJT are forward biased, what mode is the device in?

 When both junctions of a BJT are forward biased, the device is in saturation mode.

3. (5 points) In the active region of a BJT, the collector current depends primarily on what?

 In the active region of a BJT, the collector current primarily depends on the base current.

4. (5 points) For a PNP BJT in forward-active mode, what are the relative magnitudes of the collector
voltage (VC), emitter voltage (VE), and base voltage (VB)? Order these potentials from largest to
smallest.

 The order of these potentials from largest to smallest is VC (6.79 V), Vb (1.73 V), and Ve (1.13
V).

5. (5 points) Consider a PNP BJT with VB> VE> VC. What mode is the device in?

 This device is in saturation mode.

6. (5 points) A BJT is structurally similar to two diodes connected end-to-end. What type of BJT would
two diodes fused at the anode resemble?

 A BJT in which two diodes are fused at the anode, resembles a NPN BJT.

7. (5 points) Complete the following sentence: A BJT is driven primarily by base ___________, while
a MOSFET is driven primarily by gate ___________.

 Current, voltage

8. (5 points) In saturation mode of a MOSFET, drain current depends primarily on what?

 Drain current depends primarily on gate- source voltage

9. (5 points) What is threshold voltage of a MOSFET?

 The threshold voltage of MOSFET is the minimum gate to source voltage differential that
is needed in order to create a conducting path between the source and the drain.

10. (5 points) When the gate-source voltage of an n-channel MOSFET is significantly higher than both
the threshold voltage and the drain-source voltage, what mode of operation is the device in?

 Linear region
 11. (5 points) When the gate-source voltage of a p-channel MOSFET is higher than the threshold
voltage, what mode is the device in?

 The mode of the device is Cut- off

12. (10 points) What is the primary charge carrier of an n-channel MOSFET? What about a p-channel
MOSFET?

 The primary charge carrier of an n- channel MOSFET are electrons, while the primary
charge carriers in a p- channel MOSFET are protons (with holes).

13. (10 points) Locate the 2N3904 (NPN BJT) and 2N3906 (PNP BJT) datasheets by searching for “[part
number] datasheet” on Google. Identify the following information:

2N3904
Pin Number
Collector 3
Base 2
Emitter 1

Maximum Value
Collector-base Voltage 60 V
Collector-emitter Voltage 40 V
Emitter-base Voltage 6V
Collector Current 200 mA

2N3906
Pin Number
Collector 3
Base 2
Emitter 1

Maximum Value
Collector-base Voltage -40 V
Collector-emitter Voltage -40 V
Emitter-base Voltage -5 V
Collector Current -200 mA

14. (10 points) Locate the 2N7000G (n-channel MOSFET) datasheet. Identify the following information:

2N7000G
Pin Number
Gate 2
Drain 3
Source 1

Maximum Value
Drain-source Voltage 60 Vdc
Gate-source Voltage
+/- 20 Vdc
Continuous Drain Current 200 mAdc

Value (or Range)

Threshold Voltage, Vth .8-3 Vdc

15. (10 points) From the turn-on and turn-off timing characteristics of each device, order the 2N3904,
2N3906, and 2N7000G in order from fastest to slowest.

 The order from fastest to slowest is 2N7000G, 2N3906, and 2N3904