Tutorial on Tunnel Diode and Back Diode
sean2022-10-14T22:03:23-04:00TUNNEL DIODE A tunnel diode is a semiconductor with a negative resistance region that results in very fast switching speeds,
Tutorial on Unijunction Transistor
sean2022-10-14T22:02:58-04:00The unijunction transistor(UJT) is a three terminal device with characteristics very different from the conventional 2 junction, bipolar transistor. It
Tutorial on Germanium Diodes
sean2022-10-14T22:04:31-04:00Early semiconductor developments used germanium as the commercial, semiconductor material. Due to its ease of processing and more stable temperature
Tutorial on Diode Arrays
sean2022-10-14T22:04:31-04:00Multiple diode packaging or diode arrays have been an important semiconductor product. They save assembly time and improve reliability over
Tutorial on DIAC
sean2022-10-14T22:04:31-04:00The diac is a bidirectional trigger diode which is designed specifically to trigger a triac or SCR. Basically the diac
Tutorial on Zener Diode
sean2022-10-14T22:04:31-04:00Refer to the characteristic curve of a typical rectifier(diode) in the figure below. The forward characteristic of the curve we
Tutorial on Varactor Diode
sean2022-10-14T22:04:32-04:00The varactor diode symbol is shown below with a diagram representation: When a reverse voltage is applied to a PN
Tutorial on Triac
sean2022-10-14T22:04:32-04:00The triac is a three terminal semiconductor for controlling current in either direction. Below is the schematic symbol for the
Tutorial on Transient Voltage Supressor
sean2022-10-14T22:04:32-04:00Transient Voltage Suppressors (TVS) are semiconductor devices designed to provide protection against voltage and current transients. The silicon TVS is
Tutorial on SCR
sean2022-10-14T22:04:32-04:00The Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) is simply a conventional rectifier controlled by a gate signal. The main circuit is a
