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1Diode — Figure 1: Closeup of a diode, showing the square shaped semiconductor crystal (black object on left) …
2Diode modelling — In electronics, diode modelling refers to the mathematical models used to approximate the actual behavior of real diodes to enable calculations and circuit analysis. A diode s I V curve is nonlinear (it is well described by the Shockley diode… …
3Point-contact transistor — A point contact transistor was the first type of solid state electronic transistor ever constructed. It was made by researchers John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain at Bell Laboratories in December of 1947. They were working with physicist… …
4Bipolar junction transistor — BJT redirects here. For the Japanese language proficiency test, see Business Japanese Proficiency Test. PNP …
5Light-emitting diode — LED redirects here. For other uses, see LED (disambiguation). Light emitting diode Red, pure green and blue LEDs of the 5mm diffused type Type Passive, optoelectronic Working principle Electr …
6Zener diode — A Zener diode is a type of diode that permits current in the forward direction like a normal diode, but also in the reverse direction if the voltage is larger than the breakdown voltage known as Zener knee voltage or Zener voltage . The device… …
7Tunnel diode — A tunnel diode or Esaki diode is a type of semiconductor diode which is capable of very fast operation, well into the microwave frequency region, by using quantum mechanical effects. It was invented in 1958 by Leo Esaki, who in 1973 received the… …
8Metal-semiconductor junction — is a type of junction in which a metal comes in close contact with a semiconductor material. Similar to a p n junction, it has rectifying properties. History The rectification property of metal semiconductor contacts was discovered by Ferdinand… …
9Metal–semiconductor junction — In solid state physics, a metal–semiconductor junction is a type of junction in which a metal comes in close contact with a semiconductor material. Similar to a p n junction, it has rectifying properties. History The rectification property of… …
10PIN diode — Layers of a PIN diode A PIN diode is a diode with a wide, lightly doped near intrinsic semiconductor region between a p type semiconductor and an n type semiconductor region. The p type and n type regions are typically heavily doped because they… …
