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A _____ is a semiconductor device that has two terminals. They conduct electrons and are used to modify voltage input.
A ____ diode is a semiconductor with N and P-type materials that are chemically combined. They form a junction that allows conduction in one direction only.
In a diode, the point where the P and N-type materials meet is called the ______.
The top (positive) side of a diode is called the _____.
The bottom (negative) side of a diode is called the _____.
The area around the PN junction where no charge carriers are available is called the __________.
The depletion region is also sometimes called the ____ region or the ____ region.
The voltage present across the PN junction is called ____ voltage or junction ____.
When voltage is applied to a diode in the forward direction (cathode to anode), it's called _________.
When voltage is applied to a diode in the reverse direction (anode to cathode), it's called _________.
A diode's __________ shows the variation of the diode current versus the current across the diode. It's a line graph on a horizontal and vertical axis.
The voltage at which a diode starts conducting is called its ___________.
A ____ diode is a special type of diode designed to allow current to flow backwards without overheating. They are usually made of silicon.
____ diodes are generally used to regulate voltage in power supplies.
When the voltage across a device stays the same regardless of the amount of current moving through it, it's called a _________ device.
When a diode reaches its ____ point, it begins to conduct rapidly in the reverse direction.
The ______ delay of a signal is the measure of the amount of time that it takes for a change in input voltage or current to reach the output port.
Propagation delay is also called _________.
______ emission is the discharge of electrons from heated materials. It's commonly used as a source of electrons in conventional electron tubes.
_______ are special diodes used in microwaves and radar systems.
A device that conducts the same amount of current even when the voltage across it changes is called a ________ device.
Diodes that have a low-voltage positive or negative breakover point are very useful as signal detectors, so they're often called _____ diodes.
The _____ or ____ diode gets its name from the fact that it's operated in a reverse-biased mode.
A ________ diode is made of a fine metal wire called a cat's whisker mounted w/ pressure against a block of N-type germanium material.
The _______ diode is made of N-type material and metal. This type of diode has no depletion region.
The hot carrier diode is also called the ______ diode.
A _______ diode (___) produces visible light when it's forward biased. They are generally made of gallium arsenide.
The word ____ is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation".
The ____ laser was the first type of laser ever made.
_____ light is the type of light produced by ordinary light bulbs.
_____ light is the type of light produced by a laser.
________ diodes (___) are triggered into conduction when light hits them.
Devices that are triggered into operation by light are called ______.
An _________ is a device that contains both an LED and an LAD in a single light-tight case.
A ____ diode is composed of a layer of intrinsic semiconductor material sandwiched between a layer of P-type material and N-type material.
A _____ diode is a type of junction diode that's specially made to be used as a variable capacitor.
A difference of potential between a positive charge and a negative charge is called a ____.
The characteristic curve of an avalanche diode has the same basic shape as the characteristic curve for a ____ diode.
Another name for a four-layer diode is a _____ diode.
The first laser was made with a material called ____.
In a certain diode circuit, all of the negative half cycles of AC are passed, but no part of the positive half cycle above 3 V is passed. The circuit is called a _________ circuit.
To protect a meter from accidental overload and accidental reverse voltage, two diodes are used. They're connected in ________.
What type of component is sometimes used as a blown fuse indicator?
An oscillator that operates by charging and discharging a reactive component, and has a nonsinusoidal output voltage is called a _____ oscillator.
