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Diode vs Photodiode - What's the difference?

diode | photodiode |

As nouns the difference between diode and photodiode

is that diode is diode while photodiode is a semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive.

diode

English

(wikipedia diode)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; a valve.
  • A two-terminal semiconductor device, having a p-n junction, used chiefly as a rectifier.

    • Related terms

    * electrode * anode * cathode * triode * tetrode * pentode * hexode * heptode * octode * nonode

    Derived terms

    (active semiconductor component) * LED * photodiode * Zener diode

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    photodiode

    English

    (wikipedia photodiode)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a semiconductor two-terminal component whose electrical characteristics are light-sensitive

    • Related terms

    * photoresistor * diode * Zener diode