Microelectronics: Circuit Analysis and Design
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780073380643
Author: Donald A. Neamen
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.26P
(a) At what reverse−bias voltage does the reverse−bias current in a silicon pn junction diode reach 90 percent of its saturation value? (b) What is the ratio of the current for a forward−bias voltage of 0.2V to the current for a reverse−bias voltage of 0.2 V?
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