Tag: diodes

The SPICE circuit simulation program provides for modeling diodes in circuit simulations. The diode model is based on...

Varicap or varactor diodes A variable capacitance diode is known as a varicap diode or as a varactor. If a diode is...

Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N junction rather than a P-N semiconductor junction....

What Is a Zener Diode? A Zener diode is a special type of rectifying diode that can handle breakdown due to reverse...

Diodes can perform switching and digital logic operations. Forward and reverse bias switch a diode between the low and...

A popular use of diodes is for the mitigation of inductive “kickback:” the pulses of high voltage produced when...

A voltage multiplier is a specialized rectifier circuit producing an output which is theoretically an integer times...

The circuits in the figure below are known as clampers or DC restorers. The corresponding netlist is also in the...

A circuit which removes the peak of a waveform is known as a clipper. A negative clipper is shown in the figure...

A peak detector is a series connection of a diode and a capacitor outputting a DC voltage equal to the peak value of...

What is Rectification? Now we come to the most popular application of the diode: rectification. Simply defined,...

In addition to forward voltage drop (Vf) and peak inverse voltage (PIV), there are many other ratings of diodes...

The Functionality of Diode Polarity Being able to determine the polarity (cathode versus anode) and basic functionality...

All About Diodes A diode is an electrical device allowing current to move through it in one direction with far...