.~ Nonlinear device controlled by modulating signal {1}
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.~.~ Nonlinear discrete semiconductor device
DEFINITION
Classification: 332/177
Nonlinear discrete semiconductor device:
(under subclass 176) Subject matter in which the controlled circuit element is an electrical device whose constituent portions are constructed from solid material having room temperature conductivity between that of a conductor and an insulator and which conductivity is typically modified through the addition of small amounts of dopant.