SINGLE Triode For Alternating Current (TRIAC) 615

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Part	Manufacturer	Trigger Device Type	Package Style (Meter)	Surface Mount	Terminal Position	Configuration	Case Connection	Package Body Material	Maximum DC Gate Trigger Current	Terminal Form	Package Shape	No. of Elements	Maximum Leakage Current	No. of Terminals	Sub-Category	Maximum Operating Temperature	Minimum Operating Temperature	Terminal Finish	Maximum RMS On-state Current	JESD-30 Code	Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL)	Maximum DC Gate Trigger Voltage	Qualification	Repetitive Peak Off-state Voltage	Minimum Critical Rate of Rise of Commutation Voltage	Minimum Critical Rate of Rise of Off-state Voltage	Maximum Holding Current	Additional Features	JEDEC-95 Code	JESD-609 Code	Maximum Time At Peak Reflow Temperature (s)	Peak Reflow Temperature (C)	Reference Standard
LX803ME	Littelfuse	TRIAC	CYLINDRICAL	NO	BOTTOM	SINGLE		PLASTIC/EPOXY	5 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	ROUND	1	.1 mA	3	TRIACs	110 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	.8 A	O-PBCY-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V	1.5 V/us	10 V/us	5 mA	HIGH RELIABILITY	TO-92	e3	40	260
LX803MTRP	Littelfuse	TRIAC	SMALL OUTLINE	YES	DUAL	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	5 mA	GULL WING	RECTANGULAR	1	.1 mA	4	TRIACs	110 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	.8 A	R-PDSO-G4		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V	1.5 V/us	10 V/us	5 mA	HIGH RELIABILITY		e3	40	260
LX807DEAP	Littelfuse	TRIAC	CYLINDRICAL	NO	BOTTOM	SINGLE		PLASTIC/EPOXY	7 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	ROUND	1	.1 mA	3	TRIACs	110 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	.8 A	O-PBCY-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	400 V	1.5 V/us	10 V/us	5 mA	HIGH RELIABILITY	TO-92	e3	40	260
LX807DERP	Littelfuse	TRIAC	CYLINDRICAL	NO	BOTTOM	SINGLE		PLASTIC/EPOXY	7 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	ROUND	1	.1 mA	3	TRIACs	110 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	.8 A	O-PBCY-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	400 V	1.5 V/us	10 V/us	5 mA	HIGH RELIABILITY	TO-92	e3	40	260
LX807MEAP	Littelfuse	TRIAC	CYLINDRICAL	NO	BOTTOM	SINGLE		PLASTIC/EPOXY	7 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	ROUND	1	.1 mA	3	TRIACs	110 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	.8 A	O-PBCY-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V	1.5 V/us	10 V/us	5 mA	HIGH RELIABILITY	TO-92	e3	40	260
LX807MERP	Littelfuse	TRIAC	CYLINDRICAL	NO	BOTTOM	SINGLE		PLASTIC/EPOXY	7 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	ROUND	1	.1 mA	3	TRIACs	110 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	.8 A	O-PBCY-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V	1.5 V/us	10 V/us	5 mA	HIGH RELIABILITY	TO-92	e3	40	260
LX807ME	Littelfuse	TRIAC	CYLINDRICAL	NO	BOTTOM	SINGLE		PLASTIC/EPOXY	7 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	ROUND	1	.1 mA	3	TRIACs	110 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	.8 A	O-PBCY-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V	1.5 V/us	10 V/us	5 mA	HIGH RELIABILITY	TO-92	e3	40	260
LX807MTRP	Littelfuse	TRIAC	SMALL OUTLINE	YES	DUAL	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	7 mA	GULL WING	RECTANGULAR	1	.1 mA	4	TRIACs	110 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	.8 A	R-PDSO-G4		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V	1.5 V/us	10 V/us	5 mA	HIGH RELIABILITY		e3	40	260
BTA06T-600CWRG	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	ISOLATED	PLASTIC/EPOXY	35 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	1 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel		6 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V		750 V/us	35 mA		TO-220AB		NOT SPECIFIED	NOT SPECIFIED
T405-800H	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	IN-LINE	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	5 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	.005 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	TIN	4 A	R-PSIP-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	800 V		20 V/us	10 mA			e3
T410-700H	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	IN-LINE	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	10 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	.005 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	TIN	4 A	R-PSIP-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	700 V		40 V/us	15 mA			e3
T435-700H	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	IN-LINE	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	35 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	.005 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	4 A	R-PSIP-T3	1	1.3 V	Not Qualified	700 V		400 V/us	35 mA			e3
T810-600H	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	IN-LINE	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	10 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1		3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	TIN	8 A	R-PSIP-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V		40 V/us	15 mA			e3
T835-800B-TR	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	SMALL OUTLINE	YES	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	35 mA	GULL WING	RECTANGULAR	1	1 mA	2	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	Matte Tin (Sn) - annealed	8 A	R-PSSO-G2	1	1.3 V	Not Qualified	800 V		400 V/us	35 mA			e3	30	260
Z0103NA1AA2	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	CYLINDRICAL	NO	BOTTOM	SINGLE		PLASTIC/EPOXY	5 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1		3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	1 A	R-PBCY-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	800 V	.5 V/us	10 V/us	7 mA	SENSITIVE GATE	TO-92	e3
Z0107MA1AA2	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	CYLINDRICAL	NO	BOTTOM	SINGLE		PLASTIC/EPOXY	7 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1		3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	1 A	R-PBCY-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V	1 V/us	20 V/us	10 mA	SENSITIVE GATE	TO-92	e3
Z0107MA2AL2	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	CYLINDRICAL	NO	BOTTOM	SINGLE		PLASTIC/EPOXY	7 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1		3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	1 A	R-PBCY-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V	1 V/us	20 V/us	10 mA	SENSITIVE GATE	TO-92	e3
Z0107NA2AL2	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	CYLINDRICAL	NO	BOTTOM	SINGLE		PLASTIC/EPOXY	7 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1		3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	1 A	R-PBCY-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	800 V	1 V/us	20 V/us	10 mA	SENSITIVE GATE	TO-92	e3
Z0109SN5AA4	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	SMALL OUTLINE	YES	DUAL	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	10 mA	GULL WING	RECTANGULAR	1		4	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	1 A	R-PDSO-G4	1	1.3 V	Not Qualified	700 V	2 V/us	50 V/us	10 mA	SENSITIVE GATE		e3
Z0110MA1AA2	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	CYLINDRICAL	NO	BOTTOM	SINGLE		PLASTIC/EPOXY	25 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1		3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	1 A	R-PBCY-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V	5 V/us	100 V/us	25 mA	SENSITIVE GATE	TO-92	e3
Z0110MA2AL2	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	CYLINDRICAL	NO	BOTTOM	SINGLE		PLASTIC/EPOXY	25 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1		3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	1 A	R-PBCY-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V	5 V/us	100 V/us	25 mA	SENSITIVE GATE	TO-92	e3
ACST6-7SFP	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	ISOLATED	PLASTIC/EPOXY	10 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	.5 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-30 Cel	MATTE TIN	1.5 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.5 V	Not Qualified	700 V		200 V/us	25 mA		TO-220AB	e3
ACST6-7SG	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	SMALL OUTLINE	YES	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	10 mA	GULL WING	RECTANGULAR	1	.5 mA	2	TRIACs	125 Cel	-30 Cel	Matte Tin (Sn) - annealed	1.5 A	R-PSSO-G2	1	1.5 V	Not Qualified	700 V		200 V/us	25 mA			e3	30	245
ACST6-7SR	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	IN-LINE	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	10 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	.5 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-30 Cel	MATTE TIN	1.5 A	R-PSIP-T3	1	1.5 V	Not Qualified	700 V		200 V/us	25 mA			e3	30	245
ACST6-7ST	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	10 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	.5 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-30 Cel	Matte Tin (Sn)	6 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.5 V	Not Qualified	700 V		200 V/us	25 mA		TO-220AB	e3
ACST8-8CFP	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	ISOLATED	PLASTIC/EPOXY	30 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	1 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	8 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.5 V	Not Qualified	800 V		500 V/us	40 mA		TO-220AB	e3
T1235H-600G-TR	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	SMALL OUTLINE	YES	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	35 mA	GULL WING	RECTANGULAR	1	5.5 mA	2	TRIACs	150 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	12 A	R-PSSO-G2	1	1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V		300 V/us	35 mA			e3
T1235H-600G	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	SMALL OUTLINE	YES	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	35 mA	GULL WING	RECTANGULAR	1	5.5 mA	2	TRIACs	150 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	12 A	R-PSSO-G2	1	1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V		300 V/us	35 mA			e3
T820-800W	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	ISOLATED	PLASTIC/EPOXY	20 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	2 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	8 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.5 V	Not Qualified	800 V	10 V/us	200 V/us	35 mA		TO-220AB	e3			UL RECOGNIZED
T830-800W	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	ISOLATED	PLASTIC/EPOXY	30 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	2 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	TIN	8 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.5 V	Not Qualified	800 V	20 V/us	300 V/us	50 mA		TO-220AB	e3			UL RECOGNIZED
BTA06-800CRG	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	ISOLATED	PLASTIC/EPOXY	25 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	1 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	6 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	800 V	5 V/us	200 V/us	25 mA		TO-220AB	e3			UL RECOGNIZED
BTA06-800CWRG	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	ISOLATED	PLASTIC/EPOXY	35 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	1 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	6 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	800 V		400 V/us	35 mA		TO-220AB	e3			UL RECOGNIZED
BTA16-600BRG	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	ISOLATED	PLASTIC/EPOXY	50 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	2 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	16 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V	10 V/us	400 V/us	50 mA		TO-220AB	e3			UL RECOGNIZED
BTB06-600BRG	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	50 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	1 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	6 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V	10 V/us	400 V/us	50 mA		TO-220AB	e3
BTB06-800TWRG	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	5 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	1 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	6 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	800 V		20 V/us	10 mA		TO-220AB	e3
BTB08-800CWRG	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	35 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	1 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	8 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	800 V		400 V/us	35 mA		TO-220AB	e3
BTB10-600BRG	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	50 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	1 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	10 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V	10 V/us	400 V/us	50 mA		TO-220AB	e3
BTB10-800CWRG	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	35 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	1 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	10 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	800 V		500 V/us	35 mA		TO-220AB	e3
BTB16-600CRG	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	25 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	2 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	16 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V	5 V/us	200 V/us	25 mA		TO-220AB	e3
BTB16-800CWRG	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	35 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	2 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	16 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	800 V		500 V/us	35 mA		TO-220AB	e3
T1235H-600TRG	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	35 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	5.5 mA	3	TRIACs	150 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	12 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V		300 V/us	35 mA		TO-220AB	e3
T2550H-600TRG	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 2	PLASTIC/EPOXY	50 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	8.5 mA	3	TRIACs	150 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	25 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	600 V		500 V/us	75 mA		TO-220AB	e3
ACST4-7CB-TR	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	SMALL OUTLINE	YES	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 1	PLASTIC/EPOXY	25 mA	GULL WING	RECTANGULAR	1	.5 mA	2	TRIACs	125 Cel	-30 Cel	MATTE TIN	4 A	R-PSSO-G2	1	1.1 V	Not Qualified	700 V		500 V/us	35 mA			e3
ACST4-7CFP	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	ISOLATED	PLASTIC/EPOXY	25 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	.5 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-30 Cel	MATTE TIN	4 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.1 V	Not Qualified	700 V		500 V/us	35 mA		TO-220AB	e3
ACST4-7SB-TR	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	SMALL OUTLINE	YES	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 1	PLASTIC/EPOXY	10 mA	GULL WING	RECTANGULAR	1	.5 mA	2	TRIACs	125 Cel	-30 Cel	MATTE TIN	4 A	R-PSSO-G2	1	1 V	Not Qualified	700 V		200 V/us	20 mA			e3
ACST4-7SB	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	SMALL OUTLINE	YES	SINGLE	SINGLE	MAIN TERMINAL 1	PLASTIC/EPOXY	10 mA	GULL WING	RECTANGULAR	1	.5 mA	2	TRIACs	125 Cel	-30 Cel	MATTE TIN	4 A	R-PSSO-G2	1	1 V	Not Qualified	700 V		200 V/us	20 mA			e3
ACST4-7SFP	STMicroelectronics	4 QUADRANT LOGIC LEVEL TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	ISOLATED	PLASTIC/EPOXY	10 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	.5 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-30 Cel	MATTE TIN	4 A	R-PSFM-T3		1 V	Not Qualified	700 V		200 V/us	20 mA		TO-220AB	e3
BTA16-700BWRG	STMicroelectronics	SNUBBERLESS TRIAC	FLANGE MOUNT	NO	SINGLE	SINGLE	ISOLATED	PLASTIC/EPOXY	50 mA	THROUGH-HOLE	RECTANGULAR	1	2 mA	3	TRIACs	125 Cel	-40 Cel	MATTE TIN	16 A	R-PSFM-T3		1.3 V	Not Qualified	700 V		1000 V/us	50 mA		TO-220AB	e3			UL RECOGNIZED

Triode For Alternating Current (TRIAC)

A Triode for Alternating Current (TRIAC) is a semiconductor device that is used to control the flow of electrical current in AC circuits. It is a bidirectional device that can conduct current in both directions, making it useful for AC power control applications.

TRIACs consist of a bidirectional switching element that allows for the control of AC current in both directions. They are typically used in applications where AC voltage needs to be controlled, such as in lighting control, motor speed control, and power supplies.

TRIACs work by applying a small current or voltage to the gate terminal, which allows current to flow through the device. Once the current reaches a certain level, the TRIAC turns on and conducts current in both directions until the current drops below a certain threshold, at which point the TRIAC turns off.

TRIACs are commonly used in conjunction with other components such as capacitors, inductors, and diodes to form complete electronic circuits. They are often used in power control circuits that require precise control of AC voltage or current.