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depletion region
(redirected from Space charge region)

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depletion region
In a transistor, the area where P-type silicon (holes) and N-type silicon (excess electrons) meet. See depletion mode.
depletion region [də′plē·shən ‚rē·jən]
(electronics)
The portion of the channel in a metal oxide field-effect transistor in which there are no charge carriers.


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bo] can be understood taking into account that the effective base width of the wide base strongly changes due to applied biases and relatively low impurity concentration in this particular region (the width of the space charge region increases mostly into the wide base).
 
 
 
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