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What is Backward Diode?

What is Backward Diode? A tunnel diode designed to provide a small peak current (IP of the order of IV) may be employed to advantage in the reverse direction, for…

Zener Diode Terminals Articles

Zener Diode Terminals Articles: Construction and Working of Zener Diode: Zener diode, also sometimes called the breakdown diode, is a P-N junction diode specially designed for operation in the breakdown…

Diode Clipping Circuit – Types and Applications

Diode Clipping Circuit - Types and Applications: Diode Clipping Circuit - For a clipping circuit at least two components—an ideal diode and resistor are required and sometimes a dc battery…

What is Diode Resistance?

What is Diode Resistance? What is Diode Resistance? - As already discussed, a forward-biased diode conducts easily whereas a reverse-biased diode restrains the flow of current, so a diode has…

Schottky Barrier Diode

Schottky Barrier Diode: Schottky junctions have been shown and described throughout this chapter, in conjunction with various devices that use them in their construction in Figure 12-4. Accordingly it will…

Gunn Diode Working Principle

Gunn Diode Working Principle: A practical Gunn Diode Working Principle consists of a slice like the one shown in Figure 12-24, sometimes with a buffer layer between the active layer…

Electronics Engineering Articles

Electronics Engineering Articles: This Electronics Engineering Articles which includes the following topics: Gate Turn Off Thyristor (GTO) – Symbol, Operations and Applications Types of Power Supply in Electronics What is…

Switched Reluctance Motor

Switched Reluctance Motor: The switched reluctance motor (SRM) has both salient pole stator and rotor, like variable stepper motor, but they are designed for different applications, and therefore, with different…