PN Junction Semiconductor: Two blocks of PN Junction Semiconductor material are represented in Fig. 1-17; one block is p-type material, and the other is n-type. The small circles in the…
P Type and N Type Semiconductor: Doping : Pure semiconductor material is known as intrinsic material. Before intrinsic material can be used for device manufacture, impurity atoms must be added…
Conductor Semiconductor and Insulator: Bonding Forces Between Atoms: Whether a material is a Conductor Semiconductor and Insulator depends largely upon what happens to the outer-shell electrons when the atoms bond…
Introduction to Semiconductor Materials and Devices: An electronic device controls the movement of electrons. The study of electronic devices requires a basic understanding of the relationship between electrons and the…
Semiconductor Temperature Sensing Diode: Semiconductor Temperature Sensing Diode is a versatile device and finds use in many applications. Two of its parameter, that is forward voltage drop (Vf)Â and reverse saturation…
Recent Trends in Power Semiconductors: The recent trends in Power Semiconductors from application point of view show that MOSFETs and IGBTs are replacing BJTs almost completely while GTOs are currently…
What is Semiconductor Diode?: The Semiconductor Diode (Silicon Rectifier) described here in Fig 11.2(a) are based on the property of p-type and n-type materials in conjunction. An ideal diode presents…
What is Semiconductor Memory?: What is Semiconductor Memory? - Memories are made up of registers. Each register in the memory is one storage location. Each location is identified by an…