Ultrasound technicians may expect to perform some of their work in rooms with low lighting. They can expect to be on their feet for a majority of their work time, and must be able to do some lifting or turning of patients who require assistance.
semiconductor diode A diode made of semiconductor components, usually silicon. The cathode, which is negatively charged and has an excess of electrons, is placed adjacent to the anode, which has an inherently positive charge, carrying an excess of holes. At this junction a depletion region forms, with neither holes nor electrons.
For information on semiconductor physics, see semiconductor. Semiconductor devices are electronic components that exploit the electronic properties of semiconductor materials, principally silicon, germanium, and gallium arsenide, as well as organic semiconductors.Semiconductor devices have replaced thermionic devices (vacuum tubes) in most applications. semiconductor diode is a device typically made from a single pân junction. At the junction of a p-type and an n-type semiconductor there forms a depletion region where current conduction is inhibited by the lack of mobile charge carriers.