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avalanche breakdown
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avalanche breakdown [′avĀ·ə‚lanch ′brāk‚dau̇n]
(electronics)
Nondestructive breakdown in a semiconductor diode when the electric field across the barrier region is strong enough so that current carriers collide with valence electrons to produce ionization and cumulative multiplication of carriers.


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