Practice mode Electrical Engineering

Which semiconductor device behaves like a diode combined with two transistors?

Correct answer A. TRIAC

Explanation

A TRIAC works like two thyristors in inverse parallel, and each thyristor can be modelled as a pair of interconnected transistors, giving its equivalent of diode-like layers plus a two-transistor latch.

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