In electronics, an avalanche diode is a diode (made from silicon or other semiconductor) that is designed to experience avalanche breakdown at a specified...

A single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD), also called Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode (G-APD or GM-APD) is a solid-state photodetector within the same...

Clarence Zener. Diodes with a higher Zener voltage have lighter doped junctions which causes their mode of operation to involve avalanche breakdown. Both...

regulate voltage (Zener diodes) or to protect circuits from high voltage surges (avalanche diodes). A semiconductor diode's current–voltage characteristic...

An avalanche photodiode (APD) is a highly sensitive type of photodiode, which in general are semiconductor diodes that convert light into electricity via...

any other avalanche diode, but is made and tested to handle very large peak currents. A bidirectional transient-voltage-suppression diode can be represented...

Zener diode, which will stop conducting once the reverse voltage drops below the breakdown voltage. QBD (electronics) Single-photon avalanche diode Spark...

but it can be minimized. Diodes may also be selected for low multistate noise. A commercial example of an avalanche diode noise generator is the Agilent 346C...

An IMPATT diode (impact ionization avalanche transit-time diode) is a form of high-power semiconductor diode used in high-frequency microwave electronics...

against overcurrent. Avalanche diode Gunn diode IMPATT diode Lambda diode Resonant-tunneling diode Tunnel junction Zener diode US 3033714, issued 1962-05-08 ...