Question: If the DC bias current, Id , for a forward biased PN junction is equal to 1 . 5 mA then what is the voltage

If the DC bias current, Id, for a forward biased PN junction is equal to 1.5 mA then what is the voltage across this diode, Vd, in millivolts? Assume that the saturation current for the diode, Is, is equal to 10 fA.(Note that 1 fA =1 femtoamp =1 x 10^-15 A.) Also assume that the thermal voltage is equal to Vt = kt/q =26mV. Since the diode current is very sensitive to small changes in the diode voltage, be sure to give your answer to the nearest millivolt!

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