Week 14 Quiz

Which is NOT a step in circuit analysis with diodes?

• make an initial guess of the bias for each diode

• find the voltage at each node

• solve the circuit

• check for consistency

What is the name of the unknown terminal?

• source

• drain

• gate

What is the name of the unknown region?

• triode

• saturation

• pinch-off

• inversion

In an n-channel enhancement mode MOSFET, what is required in order for the drain and source to be connected?

What does NOT happen when an n-channel enhancement mode MOSFET is off?

• practically zero drain-source current

• very few minority carriers

• drain-body pn junction is reverse biased

• inversion layer acts as a resistor with controlled conductivity

Which is NOT a factor that determines the current through a diode?

• temperature

• charge of an electron

• reverse bias saturation current for the diode

• forward bias saturation current