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  • What is semiconductor doping?

  • What are p-type and n-type semiconductors? What charge carriers are dominant in p-type vs. n-type semiconductors?

  • What is charge mobility?

  • Which charge carriers are more mobile? Holes or electrons? Why?

  • What is a PN junction?

  • What is a depletion region?

  • What materials are commonly used for semiconductors?

  • How does a diode work?

  • What does a diode IV curve look like?

  • What are the different operation regions? How do given forward and reverse voltages dictate which region a diode is operating in?

  • What are the different kinds of diodes?

  • What is the typical forward voltage drop across a diode? Why is it this value? How does it differ for different diodes?