SOLID STATE ELECTRONIC DEVICES 7TH
GLOBAL EDITION STREETMAN & BANERJEE
EXAM REVIEW 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
◉ Negative Resistance
Answer: What resistance property is found in tunnel diodes but not
in normal diodes?
◉ 10
Answer: The ratio of varactor capacitance to reverse-bias voltage
change may be high as _______________________ to 1.
◉ SCR Silcon Controlled Rectifier
Answer: The Basic purpose of the ___________________ is to function as a
switch that can turn on or off small or large amount of power up to
25000 times a second.
◉ TRIAC
Answer: The SCR is similar in operation to what three-terminal
device?
, ◉ light
Answer: Optoelectronic devices either produce or use____________ in
their operation.
◉ one
Answer: How many PN junctions does a UJT have?
◉ Higher
Answer: When compared to the FET, what is the input impedance of
the MOSFET?
◉ FOUR
Answer: How many sections make up a basic power supply?
◉ Center-tapped
Answer: The primary purpose of the _____________________ transformer
is to provide two equal voltages to the conventional full-wave
rectifier.
◉ 60Hz
Answer: What is the ripple frequency of a half-wave rectifier with an
input frequency of 60hz?
GLOBAL EDITION STREETMAN & BANERJEE
EXAM REVIEW 2026 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS
◉ Negative Resistance
Answer: What resistance property is found in tunnel diodes but not
in normal diodes?
◉ 10
Answer: The ratio of varactor capacitance to reverse-bias voltage
change may be high as _______________________ to 1.
◉ SCR Silcon Controlled Rectifier
Answer: The Basic purpose of the ___________________ is to function as a
switch that can turn on or off small or large amount of power up to
25000 times a second.
◉ TRIAC
Answer: The SCR is similar in operation to what three-terminal
device?
, ◉ light
Answer: Optoelectronic devices either produce or use____________ in
their operation.
◉ one
Answer: How many PN junctions does a UJT have?
◉ Higher
Answer: When compared to the FET, what is the input impedance of
the MOSFET?
◉ FOUR
Answer: How many sections make up a basic power supply?
◉ Center-tapped
Answer: The primary purpose of the _____________________ transformer
is to provide two equal voltages to the conventional full-wave
rectifier.
◉ 60Hz
Answer: What is the ripple frequency of a half-wave rectifier with an
input frequency of 60hz?