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ii. Maximum Power Dissipation (PD_MAX) .................. 80
iii. Maximum Forward Current (IF_MAX) ...................... 80
Ideal Diode ..................................................81
Importance of Silicon in electronics .. 83
Breakdown in diodes ........................ 84
Zener Breakdown .........................................85
Avalanche Breakdown .................................87
Zener diodes .................................... 90
Introduction ................................................90
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Major differences between a Zener diode and
a rectifier diode ...........................................................93
The circuit symbol of a Zener diode ..............94
Maximum Zener current (IZ_Max) ....................95
IV Characteristics of a Zener diode ................96
Forward Bias ................................................96
Reverse Bias ................................................98
Applications of Zener diode ........................ 100
