Definition
Junction leakage is the small unintended current that flows across a semiconductor junction when it is reverse biased below breakdown.
Application
Used as a device-quality and reliability metric because reverse leakage depends on junction area, defects, temperature, bias, and generation-recombination mechanisms.
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reverse junction leakage; junction leakage current
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Evidence and further reading
- Evidence from analog.comhttps://www.analog.com/en/resources/technical-articles/overvoltage-protection-ovp-for-sensitive-amplifier-applications.html
- Evidence from analog.comhttps://www.analog.com/en/resources/analog-dialogue/articles/op-amp-input-overvoltage-protection.html