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(#M40019047) ELECTRONICS HR Interview question ELECTRONICS QUESTIONS Keep an EYE

What do you mean by zener breakdown
and avalanche breakdown?

Asked In ELECTRONICS (11 years ago)

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raghu  (11 years ago)

both are sort of phenomenon happens in reverse bias of a semiconductor device.
zener breakdown happens due to field ionization. takes place because of tunneling.
avalanche breakdown happens due to impact ionisation. takes place because of carrier collisions with paired electrons.

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