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Semiconductor device physics

a sudden collapse of voltage in a power transistor as current concentrates into a hot filament, often destroying the device.

In semiconductor device physics, second breakdown refers to a sudden collapse of voltage in a power transistor as current concentrates into a hot filament, often destroying the device. This meaning comes from Schafft (1967) in Proceedings of the IEEE.[1]

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References

Schafft, H. A. (1967). Second breakdown: A comprehensive review. Proceedings of the IEEE, 55(8), 1272-1288. https://doi.org/10.1109/proc.1967.5828

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