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This document contains two assignments on basic electronics topics. The first assignment includes questions about the transition capacitance of a p-n junction diode, deriving an expression for current density, explaining minority carrier concentration in an illuminated semiconductor bar, deriving the continuity equation, drawing waveforms for a diode driven from forward to reverse bias, explaining energy band diagrams, the Hall effect, and comparing characteristics of silicon and germanium diodes. The second assignment includes questions about a bridge rectifier circuit, breakdown and tunnel diodes, light emitting diodes, transition capacitance, comparing semiconductor devices, a full-wave rectifier circuit, distinguishing avalanche and Zener breakdown and drift and diffusion currents, deriving expressions for a full-wave

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Assignment 12 Be

This document contains two assignments on basic electronics topics. The first assignment includes questions about the transition capacitance of a p-n junction diode, deriving an expression for current density, explaining minority carrier concentration in an illuminated semiconductor bar, deriving the continuity equation, drawing waveforms for a diode driven from forward to reverse bias, explaining energy band diagrams, the Hall effect, and comparing characteristics of silicon and germanium diodes. The second assignment includes questions about a bridge rectifier circuit, breakdown and tunnel diodes, light emitting diodes, transition capacitance, comparing semiconductor devices, a full-wave rectifier circuit, distinguishing avalanche and Zener breakdown and drift and diffusion currents, deriving expressions for a full-wave

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ASSIGNMENT-1

BASIC ELECTRONICS

1. What is transition capacitance of a p-n junction diode ? for a step granded


junction prove that the expression for the transition capacitance of a diode is
same as the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor and give its physical
significance.
2. Prove that current density is proportional to product of charge density,
mobility of charge and electric field intensity.
3. Prove that the minority carrier concentration, in an n-type semiconductor bar
which was momentarily illuminated, decreases exponentially with time.
4. Derive continuity equation and explain its importance.
5. When a diode is driven from forward conduction to reserve condition, draw
and explain waveforms for (1) minority carrier concentration at the junction
of the diode (2) current flowing through the diode circuit and (3) voltage
across the diode. Assume resistance RL is present in series with diode.
6. Explain energy band diagram of insulator, semiconductor and conductor.
7. Explain hall effect. Derive expression of hall voltage and state its
application.
8. Compare V-I characteristics of silicon and germanium p-n junction diode.
9. Define :- electric field, drift velocity of electron, electron volt, mobility of
electron, mobility of charge carrier, barrirer potential, voltage equivalent of
temperature.

Last Date Of Submission :- 01/09/2012


ASSIGNMENT-2
BASIC ELECTRONICS
1).Draw and explain bridge rectifier circuit with capacitor filter. Draw necessary waveforms.
2).Draw symbol and explain briefly the working principle of Breakdown diode and Tunnel
diode.
3).Write principle and applications of light emitting diode.
4).What is the transition capacitance of p-n junction diode ? For a step graded junction prove
that the expression for the transition capacitance of a diode is same as the capacitance of a
parallel plate capacitor.
5).Give comparisons of following semiconductor devices
a) Tunnel diode with conventional diode.
b) LED with conventional diode.
c) LED with photo diode.
6).Sketch the full-wave rectifier circuit and explain its operation.
7).Distinguish:
a) avalanche breakdown and Zener breakdown.
b) Drift current and diffusion current.
8).Draw the circuit diagram of full wave bridge rectifier and give its input and output
waveforms. Also derive the expression for the d.c. current.
9).Explain principle of operation of a Photodiode.
10).Define ripple factor and explain the different method of filtering.
11).Explain a zener diode as a voltage regulator.
Last Date of Submission: - 18/10/2012

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