8.6 - Terminal Currents Consolidation
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Practice Questions
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What happens to a p-n junction when it is forward biased?
💡 Hint: Think about how current behaves in different bias conditions.
Define what a minority carrier is.
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship to charge carriers.
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What occurs at a p-n junction under forward bias?
💡 Hint: Recall the behavior during forward bias.
The collector current primarily consists of which types of currents?
💡 Hint: Think about the composition of collector current.
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Challenge Problems
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Given a BJT with a base-emitter voltage of 0.7V, calculate the expected collector current if the ratio of collector to emitter current is β = 100.
💡 Hint: Use the key relationships between the terminal currents and their dependencies on V_BE.
Evaluate how a decrease in base width affects the collector current in a BJT.
💡 Hint: Consider how physical dimensions interact with carrier dynamics.
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