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imported>John R. Brews (New page: A two-terminal device that conducts current in only one direction, made by joining a ''p''-type semiconducting layer to an ''n''-type semiconducting layer.) |
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A two-terminal device that conducts current in only one direction, made | A '''semiconductor diode''' is a two-terminal device that conducts current in only one direction, made of two or more layers of material, of which at least one is a semiconductor. | ||
Revision as of 07:57, 10 January 2011
A semiconductor diode is a two-terminal device that conducts current in only one direction, made of two or more layers of material, of which at least one is a semiconductor.