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Thyristors and Other Multilayer Devices
Noel M. Morris
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Abstract
A thyristor is a bistable semiconductor switching device that functions as a ‘controlled diode’, having an OFF state or blocking state, and is triggered into its ON state or conducting state by the application of a signal to its gate electrode. Other methods of triggering the device ON are possible, and are discussed below. There are two main forms of thyristor, namely