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FIIG:  A110A0

Entry Date:  Apr-01-1974

Concept:  1

Status:  A

Applicability:  B

Type:  0

Definition:  A two electrode semiconductor device having an asymmetrical voltage - current characteristic. May or may not include mounting hardware and/or heatsink. Excludes: LIGHT EMITTING DIODE and SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE,PHOTO. For items containing material such as selenium and copper oxide, see RECIFIER, METALLIC.

Basic INC:  70627

Basic Name:  SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

Description:  1. An electron device in which the characteristic distinguishing electronic conduction takes place within a semiconductor which is an electronic conductor with resistivity in the range between metals and insulators and in which the electrical charge carrier concentration increases with increasing temperature over part of its temperature range. The semiconductor utilizes two types of carriers namely negative electrons and positive holes.