Puise injection tests on germanium gold-bonded diodes showed that failure due to second breakdown may occur at lower power levels in the forward direction than In the reverse direction. The result is shown to be due to the hemispherical geometry of the junction and the associated spatial variation of the conduc tivity modulation. Variation between devices of different manufacturers is noted.
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