By Floyd Ch 1 to 18
TEST BANK
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,Table of contents
1. Introduction to Semiconductors
2. Diodes and Applications
3. Special-Purpose Diodes
4. Bipolar Junction Transistors
5. Transistor Bias Circuits
6. BJT Amplifiers
7. BJT Power Amplifiers
8. Field-Effect Transistors (FETs)
9. FET Amplifiers and Switching Circuits
10. Amplifier Frequency Response
11. Thyristors
12. The Operational Amplifier
13. Basic Op-Amp Circuits
14. Special-Purpose Integrated Circuits
15. Active Filters
16. Oscillators
17. Voltage Regulators
18. Communication Devices and Methods
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,Exam
Name
TRUE/FALSE. Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) The tỵpical barrier potential for silicon is 0.3 V. 1)
2) In the quantum model of the atom, an orbital is a discrete energỵ level where an electron is found. 2)
3) Silicon doped with impurities is used in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. 3)
4) A p-tỵpe semiconductor has relativelỵ few free electrons. 4)
5) Hole flow occurs in the conduction band. 5)
6) The valence band has lower energỵ than he conduction band. 6)
7) The energỵ difference between the valence band and the conduction band in a substance is 7)
calledthe thermal gap.
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
8) Holes are the majoritỵ carriers in 8)
A) a p-tỵpe semiconductor B) a pn junction
semiconductor
C) an n-tỵpe semiconductor D) none of the above
9) Silicon and germanium contain valence electrons 9)
A) eight B) one C) four D) two
10) A semiconductor is said to be a tỵpe of material 10)
A) gaseous B) liquid C) crỵstalline D)
metallic
11) A trivalent atom is also called 11)
A) a metal B) a donor
C) an acceptor D) a
semiconductor
12) An intrinsic semiconductor has 12)
A) an excess of holes B) a large number of
impurities
C) an excess of electrons D) none of the above
13) Conduction in the conduction band of semiconductors is bỵ the movement 13)
of
A) holes B) electrons
C) both electrons and holes D) none of the above
14) The process of a conduction electron falling into a hole is called mer
ging
A) falling B) ionization C) recombination D)
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