breakdown voltage

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semiconductor devices

  • conductivities
    In semiconductor device: The p-n junction

    …reverse critical voltage, called the breakdown voltage, can vary from less than one volt to many thousands of volts, depending on the impurity concentration of the junction and other device parameters.

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