Hydrogenated amorphous-silicon–nitride thin-film diode (TFD) switches have been shown to degrade electrically at both the cathode (electron injection contact) and anode (noninjection contact) due, respectively, to electron–hole recombination and hot-electron-induced-state creation mechanisms. An antiparallel configuration of two asymmetric TFDs provides an elegant method to minimize the cathodic degradation and avoid the consequences of anodic defect state creation. In this way, extremely stable TFDs may be prepared.