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What is reverse saturation current?

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Answer: The migration of minority carriers from the neutral regions to the depletion zone results in a portion of the reverse current in a semiconductor diode known as the reverse saturation current.

And it is calculated by the following formula;

Here,

ID = Diode current in amps

Is = Saturation current in amps

e = Euler’s number

VD = Volatage applied across diode in volts