Type | Active |
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First produced | 1950s |
First produced by | Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory |
Pin names | Anode and cathode |
Electronic symbol | |
The Shockley diode (named after William Shockley) 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 diodes were manufactured and marketed by Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory in the late 1950s. The Shockley diode has a negative resistance characteristic.[1] It was largely superseded by the DIAC.
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