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The thickness of the depletion region or depletion layer (and there are other terms) varies as the design of the semiconductor. The layers in a semiconductor are "grown" (usually by deposition), and this can be controlled. The typical depletion region thickness in an "average" junction diode is about a micron, or 10-6 meters. Junction "construction" presents major engineering considerations to those who design and make semiconductors as there are many different kinds. A link is provided to the section on the width of depletion regions in the Wikipedia article on that topic.

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