omponent that conducts current primarily in one direction (asymmetric 2 ………………..); it has low (ideally zero) 3 ……………… in one direction, and high (ideally 4 ………………..) resistance in the other. A 5 ………….. diode, the most common type today, is a 6 ……….. piece of semiconductor material with a 7 ………………. connected to two electrical terminals. A vacuum tube diode has two electrodes, a plate (anode) and a heated cathode. Semiconductor diodes were the first semiconductor electronic devices. The discovery of crystals' 8 ……………… abilities was made by German physicist Ferdinand Braun in 1874. The first semiconductor diodes, developed around 1906, were made of mineral crystals such as 9 ……………….. . Today, most diodes are made of silicon, but other materials such as 10 ………………
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A diode is a 1 ………………… electronic component that conducts current primarily in one direction
(asymmetric 2 ………………..); it has low (ideally zero) 3 ……………… in one direction, and high (ideally
4 ………………..) resistance in the other. A 5 ………….. diode, the most common type today, is a 6
……….. piece of semiconductor material with a 7 ………………. connected to two electrical terminals. A
vacuum tube diode has two electrodes, a plate (anode) and a heated cathode. Semiconductor diodes were the
first semiconductor electronic devices. The discovery of crystals' 8 ……………… abilities was made by
German physicist Ferdinand Braun in 1874. The first semiconductor diodes, developed around 1906, were
made of mineral crystals such as 9 ……………….. . Today, most diodes are made of silicon, but other
materials such as 10 ……………… and germanium are sometimes used.
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