When looking across the discrete components in your ... and avalanche diodes, or even LEDs, instead they are simply a one-way valve for electrical current. Connect them one way round and current ...

The following symbols show the different components that can be found in an electrical circuit. Diodes close diodeAn electrical device that allows current to flow in one direction only.

diodes, and other electronic components are packaged onto a tiny silicon chip (i.e., a microchip). Passive devices Capacitor The capacitor is a passive electronic component with two terminals. Its ...

A team of researchers from the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) has reshaped the future of ...

The secret sauce is in component selection and tuning. Opengeiger uses the BPW34 diode because it is relatively common and has a large surface area, but also because it has a very low capacitance ...

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are widely used electroluminescent devices that emit light in response to an applied electric ...

It is the second course in the "Semiconductor Power Device" specialization that focusses on diodes, MOSFETs, and IGBTs but also covers legacy devices (BJTs, Thyristors and TRIACS) as well as ...

The rapid advancement of the electronics industry is opening new possibilities for the development of increasingly advanced device components ... emitting diodes with reduced electrical crosstalk ...

Researchers developed a nanoscale quantum resonant tunnelling diode that mimics a sensory neuron, detecting light, processing ...