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521-05-11
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thermal breakdown (of a PN junction)
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breakdown caused by generation of free charge carriers owing to the cumulative interaction between increasing power dissipation and increasing junction temperature
NOTE – The English term "thermal runaway" is also used in some countries.
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2002-05
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breakdown caused by generation of free charge carriers owing to the cumulative interaction between increasing power dissipation and increasing junction temperature