A SURVEY OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
A SURVEY OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
A SURVEY OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
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American Heritage<br />
WHAT IS DIODE?<br />
“An electronic device that restricts current flow chiefly to one direction”<br />
Webster’s<br />
“A rectifier that consists of a semiconducting crystal with two terminals and that is<br />
analogous in use to an electron tube diode.”<br />
Inconsistent devices:<br />
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New IEEE Standard Dictionary of Electrical and Electronics Terms<br />
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TUNNEL DIODE<br />
“A semiconductor device having two terminals and exhibiting a nonlinear voltagecurrent<br />
characteristics”<br />
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GUNN DIODE<br />
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