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| + | 1. An electrical connection.\\ | ||
| + | 2. The place where two different pieces of semi-conductor material join. The junctions are usually called NP or PN depending on the designed flow of electricity, because of the types of semi-conductor materials, N-type and P-type. This special junction is what makes the right configuration of semi-conductors work as a transistor or a diode. | ||
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