
The schematic symbol of light emitting diode is (LED)





Important Questions on Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits

Which of the following statement is correct?





Take the breakdown voltage of the zener diode used in the given circuit as . For the input voltage shown in the figure below, the time variation of the output voltage is: (Graphs drawn are schematic and not to the scale)

The Zener diode shown in the figure has negligible resistance and a knee current of . The minimum value of so that the voltage across it does not fall below is

Two Zener diodes ( and ) having breakdown voltages of and respectively, are connected as shown in the circuit below. The output voltage variation with input voltage linearly increasing with time, is given by ()


The current through the Zener is:

In case of a p-n junction diode at high value of reverse bias, the current rises sharply. The value of reverse bias is known as

The value of the resistor, , needed in the DC voltage regulator circuit shown here, equals:


Two - photodiodes are fabricated from semiconductors with band gap of and respectively.
Choose the correct statement from the following.


In the circuit shown, what will be the current through the zener?


What will be the current flowing through the resistor in the circuit shown, where the breakdown voltage of the Zener is







