Extra Class

What is a depletion-mode field-effect transistor (FET)?

What is the purpose of connecting Zener diodes between a MOSFET gate and its source or drain?

What is the most useful characteristic of a Zener diode?

Which characteristic of a Schottky diode makes it a better choice than a silicon junction diode for use as a power supply rectifier?

What property of an LED's semiconductor material determines its forward voltage drop?

What type of semiconductor device is designed for use as a voltage-controlled capacitor?

What characteristic of a PIN diode makes it useful as an RF switch?

Which of the following is a common use of a Schottky diode?

What causes a junction diode to fail from excessive current?

Which of the following is a Schottky barrier diode?

What is a common use for point-contact diodes?

What is used to control the attenuation of RF signals by a PIN diode?

What is the function of hysteresis in a comparator?

What happens when the level of a comparator’s input signal crosses the threshold voltage?

What is tri-state logic?

Which of the following is an advantage of BiCMOS logic?

Which of the following digital logic families has the lowest power consumption?

Why do CMOS digital integrated circuits have high immunity to noise on the input signal or power supply?

What best describes a pull-up or pull-down resistor?

What is used to design the configuration of a field-programmable gate array (FPGA)?