Question 1: Find I and Vo in each circuit shown in Figure if (i) Vγ = 0.7 V and (ii) Vy = 0.6 V.
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Question 2: In the circuit shown in Figure, find the diode voltage VD and the supply voltage V such that the current is ID = 0.4 mA. Assume the diode cut-in voltage is Vy = 0.7 V. (b) Using the results of part (a), determine the power dissipated in the diode.
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Question 3: (a) Consider a pn junction diode biased at IDQ = 1 mA. A sinusoidal voltage is superimposed on VDQ such that the peak-to-peak sinusoidal current is 0.05IDQ. Find the value of the applied peak-to-peak sinusoidal voltage. (b) Repeat part (a) if IDQ = 0.1 mA.
Question 4: Design a circuit to produce the characteristics shown in Figure. where ip is the diode current and vi is the input voltage. Assume diode piecewise linear parameters of Vy = 0.7 V and rf = 0.
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