Having pnp and npn or pand nchannel semiconductor elements on or within the same integrated-circuit substrate or working together in the same functional amplifier state.
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THERMISTOR
A two-terminal semiconductor device whose resistance is temperature sensitive.
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TRANSISTOR
An active semiconductor device capable of providing power amplification and having three or more terminals.
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ELECTRONICS
The science and technology relating to the emission, flow, and effects of electrons in a vacuum or through a semiconductor such as a gas, and to systems using devices in which this action takes place.
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SEMICONDUCTOR
A solid of crystal form that has conductivity between that of a conductor and an insulator.
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ALLOY-JUNCTION DIODE
A junction diode made by placing a pill of doped alloying material on a semiconductor material and heating until the molten alloy melts a portion of the semiconductor, resulting in a junction when the dissolved semiconductor recrystallizes. Also known as fused-junction diode.
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ALLOY JUNCTION
A junction produced by alloying one or more impurity metals to a semiconductor to form a p or n region, depending on the impurity used. Also known as fused junction.
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AVALANCHE
1. The cumulative process in which an electron or other charged particle accelerated by a strong electric field collides with and ionizes gas molecules, thereby releasing new electrons which in turn have more collisions, so that the discharge is thus self-maintained. Also known as avalanche effect; cascade; cumulative ionization; electron avalanche; Townsend avalanche; Townsend ionization. 2. Cumulative multiplication of carriers in a semiconductor as a result of avalanche breakdown. Also known as avalanche effect.
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AVALANCHE VOLTAGE
The reverse voltage required to cause avalanche breakdown in a pn semiconductor junction.
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AVALANCHE DIODE
A semiconductor breakdown diode, usually made of silicon, in which avalanche breakdown occurs across the entire pn junction and voltage drop is then essentially constant and independent of current; the two most important types are IMPATT and TRAPATT diodes.
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AVALANCHE NOISE
1. A junction phenomenon in a semiconductor in which carriers plant growth rate.
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