Current filament, the Glossary
A current filament is an inhomogeneity in the current density distribution lateral to the direction of the current flow (that is, orthogonal to the current density vector).[1]
Table of Contents
4 relations: Current density, Electric current, Euclidean vector, Negative resistance.
- Semiconductor device defects
Current density
In electromagnetism, current density is the amount of charge per unit time that flows through a unit area of a chosen cross section.
See Current filament and Current density
Electric current
An electric current is a flow of charged particles, such as electrons or ions, moving through an electrical conductor or space.
See Current filament and Electric current
Euclidean vector
In mathematics, physics, and engineering, a Euclidean vector or simply a vector (sometimes called a geometric vector or spatial vector) is a geometric object that has magnitude (or length) and direction.
See Current filament and Euclidean vector
Negative resistance
In electronics, negative resistance (NR) is a property of some electrical circuits and devices in which an increase in voltage across the device's terminals results in a decrease in electric current through it.
See Current filament and Negative resistance
See also
Semiconductor device defects
- Catastrophic optical damage
- Conductive anodic filament
- Current crowding
- Current filament
- Electromigration
- Failure of electronic components
- Feedback-controlled electromigration
- Hot-carrier injection
- Latch-up
- List of LED failure modes
- Negative-bias temperature instability
- QBD (electronics)
- Radiation hardening
- Stress-induced leakage current
- Thermal runaway
- Time-dependent gate oxide breakdown
- Transistor aging