Practice Carrier Mobility and Saturation Velocity - 4.3.2 | 4. Device Physics of Compound Semiconductors | Compound Semiconductors
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is carrier mobility?

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Think about how quickly electrons can go when an electric field is present.

Question 2

Easy

What does saturation velocity refer to?

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Consider it like a speed limit for how fast charge carriers can travel.

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Question 1

What is the maximum carrier mobility value for GaAs?

  • 1500 cmยฒ/Vยทs
  • 8500 cmยฒ/Vยทs
  • 3000 cmยฒ/Vยทs

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Think of how compound semiconductors are designed for better speed.

Question 2

Is a higher saturation velocity always beneficial in all semiconductor applications?

  • True
  • False

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Consider the significance of speed limits for electronic devices.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Explain how increasing the carrier mobility from silicon to GaAs affects the overall efficiency of an electronic device in practical terms.

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Consider applications in communications and computing tasks.

Question 2

Discuss the implications of low saturation velocity in high-frequency devices and how manufacturers might compensate for this limitation.

๐Ÿ’ก Hint: Think of how different semiconductor combinations might create a balance.

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