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A '''semiconductor diode''' is 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. | A '''semiconductor diode''' is 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. | ||
Revision as of 14:37, 7 January 2011
A semiconductor diode is 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.