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ECE Flashcards

Identify the given description

1
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What is electron flow?

A

Negative to positive and has five electron

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2
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Conventional flow

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positive to negative and hole, moving in the same direction as the positive charge flow

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3
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P-type material

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majority carriers is holes

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4
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N-type materials

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majority carriers are electrons

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5
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types of semiconductor

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Silicom, Gallium Arsenide (GaAs), Germanium

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6
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What is doping

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introducing impurity to intrinsic

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7
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What is intrinsic

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Pure materials

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8
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are doped with impurities to increase conductivity

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Extrinsic

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9
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Atoms with valency 5; such as Arsenic (As), Phosphorous (Pi), Antimony (Sb), etc.

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Pentavalent atoms

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10
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trivalent atoms

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Atoms with valency of 3

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11
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P

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anode

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12
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N

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cathode

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13
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flow of charges decreases

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depletion region

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14
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threshold voltage at which imitation of breakdown

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breakdown voltage

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15
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conduction band

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delocalize band of energy

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16
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least abandoned condition of the conduction band

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bandgap or energy gap

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17
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always filled with electrons, formed by a series of energy

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valence band

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18
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The peak inverse voltage rating of the diode

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half-wave rectifier

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19
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types of full-wave rectifier

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center tapped rectifier and bridge rectifier

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20
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allows unidirectional (oneway)

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Full-wave rectifier

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21
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Eliminates fluctuations

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filter

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22
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ripple

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small amount of fluctuation

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23
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variation in capacitor voltage

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ripple voltage

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24
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Ripple factor

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can be lowered by increasing the value of the filter

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25
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connected to the output of a filtered rectifier

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voltage regulator

26
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how much changes occurs in the output voltage for the given change

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line regulation

27
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how much changes occurs in the output voltage over a certain range

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load regulation

28
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are networks that employ diodes to clip away a portion of an input signal

29
Q

network constructed of a diode

30
Q

special type of semiconductor that convert light to electrical energy or vice versa

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optoelectronics devices

31
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LED

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two lead semiconductor device has polarity

32
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electroluminescence

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the process by which electrons and electron holes recombine in a semiconductor, producing light

33
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a regulator/ device that is designed for operation in the reverse breakdown region

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Zener diode

34
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applying high voltage and increasing the free electrons in semiconductors and insulating materials.

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Avalanche breakdown

35
Q

Electrons move across the barrier from the valence band of p type

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Zener breakdown

36
Q

Generate electromagnetic energy

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Light Emitting diodes

37
Q

transform electromagnetic energy

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light detecting devices

38
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Photoresistors

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Light sensitive variable resistors

39
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Photodiode

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2 lead semiconductor that transform light to electric energy

40
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A three lead semiconductor device that
acts as:
o an electrically controlled switch, or
o a current amplifier.
is analogous to a faucet.

A

Transistor

41
Q

BJT (NPN AND PNP)

A

BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR (NPN AND PNP)

42
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JFET (N-CHANNEL AND P-CHANNEL)

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JUNCTION FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (N-CHANNEL AND P-CHANNEL)

43
Q

MOSFET
Depletion type (n- and p-channel) and
enhancement type (n- and p-channel)

A

METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR

44
Q

has Voltage Gain but no Current Gain

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Common Base Configuration

45
Q

CURRENT CONTROL DEVICE

45
Q

Common Collector Configuration

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has Current Gain but no Voltage Gain

45
Q

a type of transistor that uses an electric
field to control the flow of current in a
semiconductor

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FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR

46
Q

has both Current and Voltage Gain

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Common Emitter Configuration

46
Q

commonly
known as MOSFET

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Metal-insulator Field Effect Transistor (MISFET)

47
Q

VOLTAGE CONTROLLED DEVICE

48
Q

(MESFET)

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Metal-semiconductor Field Effect Transistor

49
Q

What are the two types of BJT

49
Q

IGFET

A

Insulated Gate Field Effect Transistor

50
Q

What applications does the BJT serve?

A

SWITCHING, AMPLIFICATION

51
Q

The three terminals of a bipolar junction transistor are called

A

COLLECTOR, BASE, EMITTER

52
Q

In transistors, what does 𝛽 represent

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CURRENT GAIN OR AMPLIFICATION FACTOR

53
Q

A type of transistor that uses an electric field to control the flow of current in a semiconductor.

A

FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR

54
Q

Give the types of FET

A

METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR FET
METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR FET
Metal-insulator Field Effect Transistor

55
Q

The three terminals of a field effect transistor are called

A

SOURCE, GATE DRAIN

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