avalanche breakdown diode (ABD)

A transient voltage suppressor that is a semiconductor diode with a single p-n junction (or with multiple p-n junctions none of which interact) whose operation depends in part on its breakdown characteristics.

References

JESD77C, 10/09
JESD210, 12/07

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