What do you mean by zener breakdown and avalanche breakdown?

Answer Posted / ateeque ur rehman

Nondestructive breakdown in a semicoductor,occuring when
the electric field across the barrier region becomes high
enough to produce a form fo field emission the suddenly
increase the number of carrier in this region.Also known as
zener effect

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