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Next, consider the temperature dependence of the coefficients of the 

 forward current components 



and 



IscQ ~ ni{T), 

 /o ~ rii — — ~ miT) , 



I 



DHO 



<T) 



nm. 



(4-lla) ' 



(4-1 lb) 



(4-1 Ic) i 



The largest variation of these coefficients is due to the variation of 



10° 



10" 



10" 



0.1 



0.2 0.3 0.4 



V IN VOLTS 



0.5 



0.6 



Fig. 6 — The two components of current for a forward biased junction. 



