In dictionaries:
Avalanche breakdown
(or the avalanche effect) a phenomenon that can occur in both insulating and semiconducting materials.
Avalanche photodiode
Semiconductor device, amplifies light signals.
debris avalanche
Rapid, massive downhill geological movement.
snow avalanche
avalanche effect
(cryptography) A property of some cipher systems in which a small change in the input results in a very large change in the output.
electron avalanche
Rapid multiplication of free electrons.
Avalanche diode
In electronics, an avalanche diode is a diode (made from silicon or other semiconductor) that is designed to experience avalanche breakdown at a specified reverse bias voltage.
rock avalanche
Rapid, massive downhill rock slide.
slab avalanche
Townsend avalanche
Ionization cascade caused by electrons.
Avalanche transistor
An avalanche transistor is a bipolar junction transistor designed for operation in the region of its collector-current/collector-to-emitter voltage characteristics beyond the collector-to-emitter breakdown voltage, called avalanche breakdown region.
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