user warning: Duplicate entry '24420335' for key 1 query: INSERT INTO accesslog (title, path, url, hostname, uid, sid, timer, timestamp) values('forward current (1) (in a p‑n junction)', 'node/10824', '', '38.107.179.231', 0, 'cad18f34eba6b0789ab87fd362f54145', 431, 1337768040) in /usr/www/users/jedec/jedec_public/modules/statistics/statistics.module on line 63.

forward direction (1) (general)

The direction of a (positive) forward current.


(2) (in an avalanche-junction transient voltage suppressor): The direction of current that results when the p‑type semiconductor region connected to one terminal is at a positive potential relative to the n‑type region connected to the other terminal.

NOTE Any capacitance-reduction diodes that may be included shall be ignored in the determination of forward direction.

References

JESD77-B, 2/00
JESD282-B, 4/00

JESD77-B, 2/00

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