NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering

EC6203D Advanced Semiconductor Device Modelling
(Mid Sem. Exam -Monsoon Semester 2022 13th Oct. 2022)

Maximum Marks: 25
Answer All Questions

Q.
Questions Marks
No.
Assume that an intrinsic silicon sample is kept at 300 K. How
many electrons will be there,
1 2
a) in the conduction band per cm-3?
b) What will be the corresponding hole density?
If the ambient temperature of the above sample becomes 500 K,
2 5
determine the new carrier densities in both the bands.
3 Calculate the resistivity of the sample of Q.1 3
Assume the sample of Q.1 is doped with 1015 boron atoms per cm-3.
4 2
Find the carrier densities of the sample
If the sample of Q.4 is further doped with 3 x 1015 phosphorous
5 2
atoms per cm-3, what will be the type of the sample?
6 Determine the carrier densities of the sample of Q.5. 2
7 Find the resistivity of the sample of Q.5? 4
If the ambient temperature of the sample of Q.5 becomes 500 K,
8 5
determine the resistivity of the sample.