ELECS: MODULE 1-2

M2FA1
1. Crystal diode is used as rectifier
2. A zener diode is a non linear device
3. If the doping level of a crystal diode is increased, the breakdown voltage is decreased
4. The reverse current is a diode of the order of µA
5. A Zener diode is always reverse connected
6. If doping in crystal diode is increased, the width of the depletion region layer is
increased
7. The leakage current in a crystal diode is due to minority carriers
8. If the temperature of crystal diode increases, the leakage current increases
9. How many terminals does diode have? – 2 terminals
10. A crystal diode is a non linear device
11. The forward voltage drop across a silicon diode is about 0.7V
12. The doping level in zener diode is more than that of a crystal diode

M2FA2
1. Calculate ID if RD = 30 and VD = 0.84 V. à 28 mA
2. When the graph between current through and voltage across a device is a straight line,
the device is referred to as à linear
3. What state is a silicon diode if the voltage drop across it is about 0.7V? à Forward bias
4. The PIV rating of a crystal diode is lower than that of equivalent vacuum diode
5. An ideal crystal diode is one which behaves as a perfect conductor when forward bias
6. Determining rd to a high degree of accuracy from a characteristic curve is very accurate
à False
7. The ratio of reverse resistance and forward resistance of a germanium crystal diode is
about à 40,000:1
8. What is the state of an ideal diode in the region of nonconduction? à An open circuit
9. What is the resistor value of an ideal diode in the region of conduction? à 0
10. The simplified diode model is employed most frequently in the analysis of electronic
systems.
11. When the crystal current diode current is large, the bias is forward
12. The forward voltage drop across a silicon diode is about 0.7V
13. A Zener diode is used as a voltage regulator
14. The leakage current in a crystal diode is due to minority carriers
15. If doping level in a crystal diode is increased, the width of depletion layer is increased
16. A zener diode has one pn junction
17. What does high resistance reading in both forward and reverse bias directions indicate?
à An open diode
18. The D.C resistance of a crystal diode is less than it’s A.C resistance
19. Calculate the power dissipation of a diode having ID = 40mA à 28mW
M2FA3
1. What type of diode maintains a constant current? à current regulator
2. What kind of diode is formed by joining a doped semiconductor region with a
metal? à Schottky
3. Zener diodes with breakdown voltages less than 5V operates predominantly in what
type of breakdown? à Zener
4. An LED is forward biased. The diode should be on, but no light is showing. A
possible trouble might be à the diode is open
5. Which one diode employs graded doping? à step-recovery
6. What type of diode is commonly used in electronic tuners in TVs? à Varactor
7. Schottky diodes is also known as à hot carrier diode
8. Back-to-back varactor diodes are used for what reason? à to eliminate harmonic
distortion
9. The Schottky diode is used in power supply rectifiers
10. What unit is used to represent the level of a diode forward current IF? à mA
11. You have an application for a diode to be used in tuning circuit. A type of diode is
used to be à Varactor
12. A varactor is a pn junction diode that always operate in reverse bias and is doped to
maximize the inherent capacitance of the depletion region
13. What diode is used in seven-segment displays? à LED
14. A tunnel diode is used in circuits requiring negative resistance
15. What diode operates only in majority carriers? à Schottky
16. The process of emitting photons from a semiconductive material is called
electroluminescence
17. A 6.2V zener is rated at 1 watt. The maximum safe current the zener can carry is
161 mA
18. An 8.2 V zener has a resistance of 5 Ω. The actual voltage across its terminals when
the current is 25 mA is à 8.325 V