CHAPTER 3
SPECIAL- PURPOSE DIODES
5. A diode that always operates in reverse-bias and is doped to maximize the inherent capacitance
of the depletion region is
Laser
6. When the light-emitting diode (LED) is forward-biased, __________pass the pn junction and
recombine with____________ in the _________material.
Electrons, holes, p-type
8. The normalized output of the visible red, yellow, green and blue LED peaks at
__________________ (nm) respectively.
660,590,540, and 460
9. Organic LEDs and LEDs produce light through the process of __________ and ___________
respectively.
Electrophophorescence and electroluminescence
10. An increase in the amount of light intensity produces an increase in
Reverse current
11. A diode that can be used as a variable-resistance device controlled by light intensity.
Photodiode
13. A diode that takes advantage of the variable forward resistance characteristic.
PIN diode
17. If a tunnel diode is placed in series with the tank circuit and biased at the center of the negative-
resistance portion of its characteristic curve, a _________ will result in the output.
Constant sinusoidal voltage
19. In a varactor diode, what happens to the capacitance if the reverse-bias voltage decreases
a. Increases
20. The varactor capacitance ratio is also known as
a. Tuning ratio
DIODE APPLICATIONS
CHAPTER 2
DIODE APPLICATIONS
3. What is the average value of the half-wave rectified voltage given 25 V as its peak amplitude?
7.95 V
4. The PIV rating of the bridge diodes is __________to/than that required for the center-tapped
configuration.
Less
5. Diode circuits used to clip off portions of signal voltages above or below certain levels,
Clippers
10. Eliminates the fluctuations in the rectified voltage and produces a relatively smooth dc voltage
Filter
11. Circuit that maintains a constant dc voltage for variations in the input line voltage or in the load
Regulator
12. A type of full-wave rectifier that uses two diodes connected to the secondary of a center-tapped
transformer
Center-tapped rectifier
13. Use clamping action to increase peak rectified voltages without the necessity of increasing the
transformers voltage rating
Voltage multipliers
16. A systematic process of isolating, identifying, and correcting a fault in a circuit or system
Troubleshooting
17. Allows unidirectional current through the load during the entire 360 of the input cycle
Full-wave rectifier
18. Allows current through the load only during one-half of the cycle.
Half-wave rectifier
19. Generally used because of the surge current that initially occur s when power is first turned on
Slow-blow type fuse