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1
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Made of a semiconductive material.

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Diodes, transistors, and integrated circuits (IC)

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2
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Formed when two different types of semiconductive material are joined.

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PN junction

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3
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The science that deals with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons in vacuum, in gaseous media, plasma and in semiconductors.

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RA 5734, Sec. 21 C

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The science dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons or other carriers of electric charge, in a vacuum, in gaseous media, in plasma, in semiconductors, in solid-state and/or in similar devices, including, but not limited to, applications involving optical, electromagnetic and other energy forms when transduced or converted into electronic signals.

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RA 9292, Sec. 3 H

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4
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Introduced by Thomas Edison and John Ambrose Fleming in 1904.

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Two-electrode vacuum tube

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5
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Inventor of the first practical incandescent light bulb.

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Thomas Alva Edison

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6
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Commercial TV began

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1946

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7
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First vacuum tube computer was built at the University of Pennsylvania.

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1943

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8
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Introduction of point-contact transistor by Walter H. Brattain and John Bardeen at Bell Telephone Laboratories.

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December 23, 1947

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9
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Complex combination of several kinds of devices on a common base, called substrate. Invented by Jack Kilby of Texas instruments.

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Integrated Circuits

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10
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This includes AM and FM radio, television, and satellite communication.

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Communication Electronics

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11
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Electronics play an important role in the control and monitoring of electrical systems as in power plants, refineries, etc.

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Electric Power

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12
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The circuits for digital applications operate with pulse of voltage or current.

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Digital Electronics

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13
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Applied to cars for changing battery, measuring gauges and monitoring of engine performances.

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Automotive Electronics

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14
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Includes control of heating and welding processes, the use of elevator’s control, operating of copying machines, automatic door openers and burglar alarms.

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Industrial Electronics

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15
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Combines electronics with biology, medical research, diagnosis and treatment, all use electronic equipment.

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Medical Electronics

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16
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Smallest particle of an element that possesses the unique
characteristics of that element.

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Atom

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17
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All matter is composed of?

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Atoms

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18
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All atoms consist of electrons,
protons, and neutrons except?

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Normal hydrogen

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19
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He proposed that the electrons in an atom circle the nucleus in
different obits, similar to the way planets orbit the sun in our solar
system.

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Niels Bohr

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20
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The Bohr model is often referred to as the?

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Planetary model

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20
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According to this model, atoms have a planetary type of structure that consists of a central
nucleus surrounded by orbiting electrons.

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Bohr model

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21
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The nucleus consists of positively charged particles called

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Protons

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22
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The nucleus consists of uncharged particles called

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Neutrons

23
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The basic particles of negative charge

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Electrons

24
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The number of protons in the nucleus, which is the same as the number of electrons in an electrically balanced (neutral) atom.

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Atomic number

25
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Electrons near the nucleus have ___ energy than those in more distant orbits.

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Less

26
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In an atom, the orbits are grouped into energy levels known as ___

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Shells

27
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The maximum number of electrons in each shell

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2n^2

28
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The outermost shell of the atom is known as

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Valence Shell

29
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Electrons in the valence shell

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Valence electrons

30
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They are electrons dislodged from the outer shell of an atom.

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Free Electrons

31
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Materials capable of having many free electrons and which could carry electric current are called

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Conductors

32
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Materials capable of having very few free electrons are called

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Insulators

33
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Materials capable of having not so many free electrons

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Semiconductors

34
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Based on shared electron pairs
of nonmetals.

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Atomic bond

35
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Electric charges do not flow freely in this material

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Insulators

36
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Materials that permit electrons to flow freely from particle to particle

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Conductors

37
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In any metal element, it contains less than __ electrons in its outer shell

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4

38
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Solids whose conductivity lies between the conductivity of conductors and insulators.

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Semiconductor

39
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2 classification of semiconductor materials

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Single crystal and compound

40
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A semiconductor material that has a repetitive crystal structure

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Single crystal

41
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A semiconductor materials that is constructed of two or more semiconductor materials of different atomic structures

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Compound

42
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The difference in energy between the valence band and the conduction band is called

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Energy gap or band gap

43
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The bonding of atoms, strengthened by the sharing of electrons

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Covalent bond

44
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The atoms align to form a pattern

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Crystal

45
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The outermost shell contains not more than __ electrons.

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8

46
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Free electrons are also called

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Conduction electrons

47
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A semiconductor material that has been carefully refined to reduce the number of impurities to a very low level

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Intrinsic semiconductor

48
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The free electrons in a material due to external causes are referred to as ___

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Intrinsic carriers

49
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Ability of the free carriers to move throughout the material

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Relative mobility

50
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It has positive temperature coefficient.

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Conductor

51
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A process of adding impurities to pure semiconductor material to provide positive and negative charges.

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Doping

52
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It is added to increase the number of conduction-band electrons in intrinsic silicon

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Pentavalent impurity atoms

53
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Diffused impurities with five valence electrons

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Donor atoms

54
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It is added to increase the number of holes in intrinsic silicon

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Trivalent impurity atoms

55
Q

Hole current flows only in ___ semiconductors

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P-type

55
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The current in n-type semiconductors and all wire conductors.

A

Electron flow

56
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It is a stable charge in the nucleus that is not free to move.

A

Proton

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