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light-emitting diode

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light-emitting diode (LED),
n a semiconductor device that produces light when activated with an electrical current.


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Simple in design and construction, the tilted-charge light-emitting diode offers an attractive alternative for use in high-speed signal processing, optical communication systems and integrated optoelectronics," said Nick Holonyak Jr.
There are also lamps that contain two light-emitting diodes, so that a reversal in biasing will change the color, mostly from green to red and vice versa.
 
 
 
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