The saturation current of a Si diode is 2.0 nA and the empirical scaling constant, n= 2. Calculate the following: (a) At room temperature (300°K), the diode current for the following voltages (-5 V; -1 V; 0.5 V; 0.9 V). (b) Calculate the above quantities if the temperature is raised to 55 °C
The saturation current of a Si diode is 2.0 nA and the empirical scaling constant, n= 2. Calculate the following: (a) At room temperature (300°K), the diode current for the following voltages (-5 V; -1 V; 0.5 V; 0.9 V). (b) Calculate the above quantities if the temperature is raised to 55 °C
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![The saturation current of a Si diode is 2.0 nA and the empirical scaling constant,
n= 2. Calculate the following: (a) At room temperature (300°K), the diode current
for the following voltages (-5 V; -1 V; 0.5 V; 0.9 V). (b) Calculate the above
quantities if the temperature is raised to 55 °C](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F49374bac-51fa-4729-b6b4-99cdbe30a82e%2F5762e7d2-fe24-44e6-a8db-7f7a78c83486%2Ftj8p5eu_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The saturation current of a Si diode is 2.0 nA and the empirical scaling constant,
n= 2. Calculate the following: (a) At room temperature (300°K), the diode current
for the following voltages (-5 V; -1 V; 0.5 V; 0.9 V). (b) Calculate the above
quantities if the temperature is raised to 55 °C
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