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GATE ECE 2014 Set 3
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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A thin P-type silicon sample is uniformly illuminated with light which generates excess carriers. The recombination rate is directly proportional to
A
The minority carrier mobility
B
The minority carrier recombination lifetime
C
The majority carrier concentration
D
The excess minority carrier concentration
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GATE ECE 2011
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
Drift current in the semiconductors depends upon
A
only the electric field
B
only the carrier concentration gradient
C
both the electric field and the carrier concentration
D
both the electric field and the carrier concentration gradient
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GATE ECE 2008
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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Which of the following is true?
A
A silicon wafer heavily doped with boron is a p+ substrate
B
A silicon wafer lightly doped with boron is a p+ substrate
C
A silicon wafer heavily doped with arsenic is a p+ substrate
D
A silicon wafer lightly doped with arsenic is a p+ substrate
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GATE ECE 2006
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.3
The concentration of minority carriers in an extrinsic semiconductor under equilibrium is:
A
directly proportional to the doping concentration
B
inversely proportional to the doping concentration
C
directly proportional to the intrinsic concentration
D
inversely proportional to the intrinsic concentration

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