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The electric avalanche breakdown in semiconductors exhibits many featu
res of a phase transition. In this paper, we introduce time-resolved m
easurements performed during the transition from a low to a high condu
cting state as reaction to a sudden change of the control parameter (i
.e., the voltage bias).