A silicon diode said to be a 1-mA device displays a forward voltage of 0.7 V at a current of 1 mA. Evaluate the junction scaling constant I. What scaling constants would apply for a 1-A diode of the same manufacture that conducts 1 A at 0.7 V?

A silicon diode said to be a 1-mA device displays a forward voltage of 0.7 V at a current of 1 mA. Evaluate the junction scaling constant I. What scaling constants would apply for a 1-A diode of the same manufacture that conducts 1 A at 0.7 V?

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A silicon diode said to be a 1-mA device displays a forward voltage of 0.7 V at a current of 1 mA.
Evaluate the junction scaling constant I,. What scaling constants would apply for a 1-A diode of the same
manufacture that conducts 1 A at 0.7 V?

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