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E6A-2012: Semiconductor materials and devices: semiconductor materials germanium, silicon, P-type, N-type; transistor types: NPN, PNP, junction, field-effect transistors: enhancement mode; depletion mode; MOS; CMOS; N-channel; P-channel

E6A01-2012: In what application is gallium arsenide used as a semiconductor material in preference to germanium or silicon?

At microwave frequencies

In high-current rectifier circuits

In high-power audio circuits

At very low frequency RF circuits



E6A02-2012: Which of the following semiconductor materials contains excess free electrons?

N-type

P-type

Bipolar

Insulated gate



E6A03-2012: What are the majority charge carriers in P-type semiconductor material?

Holes

Free neutrons

Free protons

Free electrons



E6A04-2012: What is the name given to an impurity atom that adds holes to a semiconductor crystal structure?

Acceptor impurity

Insulator impurity

N-type impurity

Donor impurity



E6A05-2012: What is the alpha of a bipolar junction transistor?

The change of collector current with respect to emitter current

The change of collector current with respect to base current

The change of base current with respect to collector current

The change of collector current with respect to gate current



E6A06-2012: What is the beta of a bipolar junction transistor?

The change in collector current with respect to base current

The frequency at which the current gain is reduced to 1

The breakdown voltage of the base to collector junction

The switching speed of the transistor



E6A07-2012: In Figure E6-1, what is the schematic symbol for a PNP transistor?

1

2

4

5



E6A08-2012: What term indicates the frequency at which the grounded-base current gain of a transistor has decreased to 0.7 of the gain obtainable at 1 kHz?

Alpha cutoff frequency

Corner frequency

Alpha rejection frequency

Beta cutoff frequency



E6A09-2012: What is a depletion-mode FET?

An FET that exhibits a current flow between source and drain when no gate voltage is applied

An FET that has no current flow between source and drain when no gate voltage is applied

Any FET without a channel

Any FET for which holes are the majority carriers



E6A10-2012: In Figure E6-2, what is the schematic symbol for an N-channel dual-gate MOSFET?

4

2

5

6



E6A11-2012: In Figure E6-2, what is the schematic symbol for a P-channel junction FET?

1

2

3

6



E6A12-2012: Why do many MOSFET devices have internally connected Zener diodes on the gates?

To reduce the chance of the gate insulation being punctured by static discharges or excessive voltages

To provide a voltage reference for the correct amount of reverse-bias gate voltage

To protect the substrate from excessive voltages

To keep the gate voltage within specifications and prevent the device from overheating



E6A13-2012: What do the initials CMOS stand for?

Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor

Common Mode Oscillating System

Complementary Mica-Oxide Silicon

Common Mode Organic Silicon



E6A14-2012: How does DC input impedance at the gate of a field-effect transistor compare with the DC input impedance of a bipolar transistor?

An FET has high input impedance; a bipolar transistor has low input impedance

They are both low impedance

An FET has low input impedance; a bipolar transistor has high input impedance

They are both high impedance



E6A15-2012: Which of the following semiconductor materials contains an excess of holes in the outer shell of electrons?

P-type

N-type

Superconductor-type

Bipolar-type



E6A16-2012: What are the majority charge carriers in N-type semiconductor material?

Free electrons

Holes

Free protons

Free neutrons



E6A17-2012: What are the names of the three terminals of a field-effect transistor?

Gate, drain, source

Gate 1, gate 2, drain

Emitter, base, collector

Emitter, base 1, base 2





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