Which outcome occurs when a high voltage transient surpasses an LED's breakdown voltage?

💡 Explanation

Avalanche multiplication leads to junction breakdown, causing permanent damage to the LED because the high electric field accelerates electrons which collide with atoms to generating hole-electron pairs. Therefore, LED fails catastrophically, rather than increased conduction within the semiconductor material itself.

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