3.

Consider a silicon diode with n = 1.5. Find the change in voltage if the current changes from 0.1
mA to 10 mA
Solution:

i1 I S e v1 / nVT
0.1 v1 v2 / nVT

e
v2 / nVT
10
i2 I S e

v v 2 v1 nVT ln 100 1.5 25mV 4.6 172.5mV

3.7

A silicon junction diode with n = 1 has v = 0.7 V at i = 1 mA. Find the voltage drop at i = 0.1 mA
and i = 10 mA.
Solution:
(a) Voltage drop, untuk i = 0.1 mA:

0.1
1 25mV 2.3 57.5mV
1
v1 700 57.5 642.5mV 0.64V
v1 v nVT ln

(b) Voltage drop, untuk i = 10 mA:

10
1 25mV 2.3 57.5mV
1
v1 700 57.5 757.5mV 0.76V
v 2 v nVT ln

I S 10 14 A at 25 0 C
3.8

Using the fact that a silicon diode has

IS
and that

I S at 125 0 C
rise in temperature, find the value of
Solution:

I S 2 125 0 25 0 0.15 10 14 A 15 10 14 A
VT 1 kT1 / q 273 125 398

1.34 VT 1 1.24VT
VT
kT / q 273 25 298

increases by 15% per

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