Microelectronic Circuits (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering) 7th edition
Microelectronic Circuits (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering) 7th edition
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Author: Adel S. Sedra, Kenneth C. Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Chapter 3.4, Problem 3.8E
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To prove: For pn junction, the relation for depletion layer width, depletion region width for the n side, the depletion layer width for the p side, the charge stored on the either side for the more p type junction and for more n type junction are specified as

  W=2εsqNDV0

  xn=W

  xp=W/(NA/ND)

  Qj=AqNDW

  Qj=A2εsqNDV0

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