A conventional low-voltage silicon diode has a forward voltage drop of about 0.7V and a relatively low maximum reverse voltage, for example with the 1N4001 rectifier it’s 50V. For the higher ...

The history of the diode is a fun one as it’s rife with accidental discoveries, sometimes having to wait decades for a use for what was found. Two examples of that are our first two topics ...

While it may not be possible to eliminate their losses, it is possible to use diodes in ways that can reduce tolerance errors in certain applications. This article will provide three examples that ...

A new article presents a diode in printed electronics that works in the GHz band, which opens up a new opportunity to send signals from a mobile phone to, for example, printed electronic labels.

As an example, with a 12-V input, using a 2.5-V Zener diode would require a 1.9-kΩ series resistor to maintain 5 mA (assuming no load current). A 1.9-kΩ resistor carrying 5 mA results in a loss ...

Different diodes need different drivers to mitigate the voltage and current. For example, the driver from Na UBM44 or NUBM47 laser will not work for the diode M140 laser. A high-quality laser ...

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the analogue/mixed-signal and specialty foundry, has released a new isolation class within its 180nm ...

One such example reuses as electricity the low-power ... which includes an antenna for collecting radio waves and a rectifying element (diode) that rectifies the radio waves.

There are other benefits to using a DAC to bias a varactor diode. For example, multiple-output-channel DAC devices can be used in a multistage application. Additionally, in a four-channel DAC ...

Chaos has then been reported in, for example, free-running NH 3 lasers 11 ... injected field 15 or global multimode coupling 16, and diode lasers with optical feedback 17, saturable absorption ...

For standard MOSFETs, a 15V zener diode will suffice since the usual maximum Vgs is ~20V. Figure 2 Example of bridge rectifier approach using MOSFETs. Here is how the circuit works: When V1 goes ...