A DIAC is nothing else but a

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  1. TRIAC without the gate terminal
  2. GTO with two gates
  3. SCS with one gate
  4. Transistor with one junction

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Option 1 : TRIAC without the gate terminal
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DIAC and TRIAC are bidirectional devices.

The DIAC is a two-terminal, four-layer device and is commonly used for triggering TRIAC's.

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The TRIAC is a 3-terminal semiconductor device and may be considered equivalent to two SCR's connected in antiparallel.

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​We observe that DIAC is nothing but a TRIAC without the gate terminal.

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