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GATE ECE 2015 Set 1
Numerical
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In the circuit shown below, the Zener diode is ideal and the Zener voltage is 6V. The output
voltage V0 (in volts) is ________.


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GATE ECE 2014 Set 1
Numerical
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When the optical power incident on a photodiode is 10μW and the responsivity is 0.8 A/W,
the photocurrent generated (in μA) is ________.
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GATE ECE 2013
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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In a forward biased P-N junction diode, the sequence of events that best describes
the mechanism of current flow is
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GATE ECE 2008
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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In the following limiter circuit, an input voltage $${\mathrm V}_\mathrm i\;=\;10\sin\left(100\mathrm{πt}\right)$$ applied. Assume
that the diode drop is 0.7V when it is forward biased. The Zener breakdown
voltage is 6.8V.

The maximum and minimum values of the output voltage respectively are
Questions Asked from PN Junction (Marks 1)
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GATE ECE Subjects
Signals and Systems
Representation of Continuous Time Signal Fourier Series
Discrete Time Signal Fourier Series Fourier Transform
Discrete Time Signal Z Transform
Continuous Time Linear Invariant System
Transmission of Signal Through Continuous Time LTI Systems
Discrete Time Linear Time Invariant Systems
Sampling
Continuous Time Signal Laplace Transform
Discrete Fourier Transform and Fast Fourier Transform
Transmission of Signal Through Discrete Time Lti Systems
Miscellaneous
Fourier Transform
Network Theory
Control Systems
Digital Circuits
General Aptitude
Electronic Devices and VLSI
Analog Circuits
Engineering Mathematics
Microprocessors
Communications
Electromagnetics