At present in most developed electronic devices, there is a possibility of electro-static discharge at interfaces through metal contacts. For several industries, safety against these hazards is not noticed as a main concern; so, many designers may not spend time thinking about these devices, but they follow poor protection techniques of ESD. The BAV99 diodes were developed to be used within ESD areas in some creative ways. This diode is an ESD protection device so in many applications, this … [Read more...]

The name of Schottky diode has come from the name of its inventor namely; Dr. Schottky, These types of diodes are metal-semiconductor devices designed with costly metals like silver, aluminum, gold, and platinum. Similarly, the SS series Schottky diodes are surface mount devices with low power loss and high efficiency. These diodes are available with clip-bonded leg structure which helps in providing less electrical resistance & high thermal performance. These SMD diodes are normally used in … [Read more...]

A diode is a two-terminal semiconductor device that works as a one-way switch mainly for current within a circuit. The diode allows the flow of current easily within a single direction and restricts the flow of current severely from supplying in the other direction. This can be called a uni-direction device and it can be used as a rectifier within the electronic circuit. Generally, the diode works in a forward-bias condition whereas in a reverse-bias condition, current does not supply throughout … [Read more...]

A diode is a two-terminal component that allows the flow of current in only a single direction from the Anode (+) to the cathode (-). The terminals of the diode can be identified by a grey bar on the cathode terminal. Similarly, a rectifier diode is a type of diode mainly used for rectifying alternating current to direct current with the rectifier bridge application. This diode is made with germanium (Ge) or silicon (Si) materials. There are different rectifier diodes available like 1N4001, … [Read more...]

A Zener diode is a semiconductor device that allows the flow of current in both directions although it is specialized in flowing current in reverse. These diodes are also called breakdown diodes which are most frequently used as stable voltage references mainly for electronic circuits. There are different zener diodes are there based on different voltage supplies. Among them, the 1N4734a Zener diode is one kind of diode that is used as a low-current voltage regulator. This diode is made with … [Read more...]

A diode is a two-terminal semiconductor device. There are different kinds of diodes available in the market, but the zener diode is one type of diode used as crude voltage regulators or in protection circuits. It is very significant to keep in mind that a Zener diode is protected always with a resistor from a high current. This resistor is an ordinary resistor, used to limit the current that supplies throughout the Zener diode or throughout the load connected to the Zener diode. If the Zener … [Read more...]

A diode is a two-terminal semiconductor device like; an anode and cathode where the anode is the positive end and the cathode is the negative end. The main function of a diode is to allow the flow of current only in a single direction from the anode terminal to the cathode. To remember in which way current supplies throughout a diode, you have to remember the mnemonic ACID which stands for “anode current in diode" or anode-cathode is a diode. These components are the most significant electronic … [Read more...]