##  [Avalanche Multiplication](/avalanche-multiplication) 

  ##  [Avalanche Multiplication](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/avalanche-multiplication-0) 

  

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Definition

A semiconductor process in which charge carriers accelerated by a strong electric field acquire sufficient kinetic energy to ionize lattice atoms by impact, creating additional electron–hole pairs and thereby multiplying the carrier population—commonly occurring under high reverse bias in p–n junctions.