A germanium diode draws 40mA with a forward bias of 0.25V. The junction is at room temperature of 293K. Calculate the reverse saturation current of the diode.
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This relationship is given by the Shockley diode equation: I = Is * (exp(V/(n*Vt)) - 1) where n is the ideality factor, typically around 1 for germanium diodes. Given that I = 40mA, V = 0.25V, and T = 293K, we can calculate Vt using the Boltzmann constant (k = Show more…
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