breakdown region

[′brāk‚dau̇n ‚rē·jən]

(electronics)

Of a semiconductor diode, the entire region of the volt-ampere characteristic beyond the initiation of breakdown for increasing magnitude of bias.

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It should be noted that the reverse branch of I-V characteristics of diodes does not have sharp breakdown region. That is why current of around 100 mA is believed to be the beginning of breakdown process.

Research of p-i-n Junctions Based on 4H-SiC Fabricated by Low-Temperature Diffusion of Boron

Electronic circuits, employing bipolar junction transistors biased into the avalanche breakdown region are known for many years [1], [2].

80-dB microwave noise from an avalanche transistor circuit

The phase relationships between harmonics are critical in nonlinear circuits where devices may, or may not, be operating past their breakdown regions, depending on the instantaneous amplitude of the waveform.