A high-speed switching device whose operation is based on the impact ionization of impurities in a semiconductor wafer at the temperature of liquid helium.
Origin
1950s. From cryo- + the initial letters of switching by avalanche and recombination.
Definition of cryosar in US English:
cryosar
nounˈkrʌɪə(ʊ)sɑː
Electronics historical
A high-speed switching device whose operation is based on the impact ionization of impurities in a semiconductor wafer at the temperature of liquid helium.
Origin
1950s. From cryo- + the initial letters of switching by avalanche and recombination.