Thyristor
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A thyristor is a solid-state semiconductor device which can be thought of as being a highly robust and switchable diode, allowing the passage of current in one direction but not the other, often under
Thyristor
A bank of six 2000-amp thyristors (white disks arranged in a row at top, and seen edge-on)
Valve hall containing thyristor valve stacks used for long-distance transmission of power from Manitoba Hydro dams
Shockley diode
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The Shockley diode is a four-layer semiconductor diode. It is a PNPN diode with alternating layers of P-type and N-type material. It is equivalent to a thyristor with a disconnected gate. Shockley dio
A sculpture representing a Shockley 4-layer diode, on the sidewalk in front of the new building at 391 San Antonio Rd., Mountain View, California, which was the original site of the Shockley Semiconductor Laboratories where the first silicon device work in Silicon Valley was done
Dynistor