Diode Polarity Testing Being able to determine the polarity (cathode versus anode) and basic functionality of a diode is a…
In addition to forward voltage drop (Vf) and peak inverse voltage (PIV), there are many other ratings of diodes important…
A peak detector is a series connection of a diode and a capacitor outputting a DC voltage equal to the peak value…
A circuit which removes the peak of a waveform is known as a clipper. A negative clipper is shown in Figure below.…
The circuits in Figure below are known as clampers or DC restorers. The corresponding netlist is in Figure below. These circuits clamp a peak of a waveform…
A voltage multiplier is a specialized rectifier circuit producing an output which is theoretically an integer times the AC peak input, for…
A popular use of diodes is for the mitigation of inductive “kickback:” the pulses of high voltage produced when direct…
What is a Zener Diode? A Zener diode is a special type of rectifying diode that can handle breakdown due…
Schottky diodes Schottky diodes are constructed of a metal-to-N junction rather than a P-N semiconductor junction. Also known as hot-carrier diodes, Schottky diodes are…
Varicap or varactor diodes A variable capacitance diode is known as a varicap diode or as a varactor. If a diode is reverse…
