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junction

1. An electrical connection.
2. The place where two different pieces of semi-conductor material join. The junctions are usually called NP or PN depending on the designed flow of electricity, because of the types of semi-conductor materials, N-type and P-type. This special junction is what makes the right configuration of semi-conductors work as a transistor or a diode.

junction.txt · Last modified: 2006/10/15 09:35 (external edit)