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<p><b>Avalanche breakdown</b> (or the <b>avalanche effect</b>) is a phenomenon that can occur in both <a href="page.php?w=Insulator_%28electricity%29">insulating</a> and <a href="page.php?w=Semiconductor">semiconducting</a> materials. It is a form of electric current multiplication that can allow very large currents within materials which are otherwise good insulators. It is a type of <a href="page.php?w=electron_avalanche">electron avalanche</a>. The avalanche process occurs when carriers in the transition region are accelerated by the electric</p><p>
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