• An avalanche transistor is a bipolar junction transistor designed for operation in the region of its collector-current/collector-to-emitter voltage characteristics...
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  • just one photon can be registered with these electronic devices. Avalanche transistor Transient-voltage-suppression diode L. W. Turner, (ed.), Electronics...
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    junction transistor (BJT) is a type of transistor that uses both electrons and electron holes as charge carriers. In contrast, a unipolar transistor, such...
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    A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power. It is one of the basic building blocks of modern electronics...
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    The field-effect transistor (FET) is a type of transistor that uses an electric field to control the current through a semiconductor. It comes in two types:...
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    metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET, MOS-FET, MOS FET, or MOS transistor) is a type of field-effect transistor (FET), most commonly fabricated...
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  • A transistor is a semiconductor device with at least three terminals for connection to an electric circuit. In the common case, the third terminal controls...
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    The point-contact transistor was the first type of transistor to be successfully demonstrated. It was developed by research scientists John Bardeen and...
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  • The transistor count is the number of transistors in an electronic device (typically on a single substrate or silicon die). It is the most common measure...
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  • in a bipolar transistor in which avalanche breakdown or impact ionization provides a sufficient base current to turn on the transistor. It is used intentionally...
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    An insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is a three-terminal power semiconductor device primarily forming an electronic switch. It was developed to...
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  • bipolar transistors with the emitter of one transistor connected to the base of the other, such that the current amplified by the first transistor is amplified...
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    A fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) is a multigate device, a MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor) built on a substrate where the...
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    series with a base–emitter junction, in transistor stages where selective choice of a device centered on the avalanche or Zener point can be used to introduce...
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    speedy switching device is an NPN avalanche transistor fitted with a coil between base and emitter. The transistor is initially switched off and about...
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    breakdown effect see Avalanche transistor Secondary breakdown is a failure mode in bipolar power transistors. In a power transistor with a large junction...
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    this design is illustrated in an application note describing an avalanche transistor-based generator of pulses with risetime of a fraction of a nanosecond;...
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    field-effect transistor (MuGFET) refers to a metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) that has more than one gate on a single transistor. The...
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    A single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD), also called Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode (G-APD or GM-APD) is a solid-state photodetector within the same...
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  • A thin-film transistor (TFT) is a special type of field-effect transistor (FET) where the transistor is made by thin film deposition. TFTs are grown on...
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  • A diffused junction transistor is a transistor formed by diffusing dopants into a semiconductor substrate. The diffusion process was developed later than...
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    common transistors and diodes?". EDAboard.com. 2010-06-10. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-08-06. I.D.E.A. "Transistor Museum...
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    CMOS (redirect from CMOS transistor)
    /siːmɑːs/, /-ɒs/) is a type of metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) fabrication process that uses complementary and symmetrical pairs...
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  • circuits employing transistors, it is necessary to scientifically model the physical phenomena observed in their operation using transistor models. There exists...
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    Photodiode (redirect from Photo transistor)
    is a light-sensitive transistor. A common type of phototransistor, the bipolar phototransistor, is in essence a bipolar transistor encased in a transparent...
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  • A unijunction transistor (UJT) is a three-lead electronic semiconductor device with only one junction. It acts exclusively as an electrically controlled...
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    electronic circuits, consisting of various electronic components (such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors) and their interconnections. These components...
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    transistor) Composite transistors BiCMOS (bipolar CMOS) IGBT (Insulated-gate bipolar transistor) Other transistors Bipolar junction transistor (BJT...
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    a combination of Greek language θύρα, meaning "door" or "valve", and transistor ) is a solid-state semiconductor device which can be thought of as being...
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    self-aligned field effect transistor and charge-coupled device", issued 1975-02-11  Masuoka, Fujio (31 August 1972). "Avalanche injection type mos memory"...
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