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Why is a Zener Diode Considered as a Special Purpose Semiconductor Diode? - Physics

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Why is a zener diode considered as a special purpose semiconductor diode?

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Zener diode works only in reverse breakdown region that’s why it in considered as a special purpose semiconductor.

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