cryosar
/ˈkrʌɪə(ʊ)sɑː/Electronics. Now historical
noun
A high-speed switching device whose operation is based on the impact ionization of impurities in a semiconductor wafer at the temperature of liquid helium.
Origin
1950s. From cryo- + the initial letters of switching by avalanche and recombination.
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