A conventional low-voltage silicon diode has a forward voltage drop of about 0.7V and a relatively low maximum reverse voltage, for example with the 1N4001 rectifier it’s 50V.

Developed by Power Integrations, the 600-V 12-A diodes feature reverse-recovery charge claimed to be the lowest in the industry. Generally speaking, silicon-carbide (SiC) technology provides ...

Their detailed paper “Generation of random numbers by measuring phase fluctuations from a laser diode with a silicon-on-insulator chip,” published in Optics Express (a journal of The Optical ...

The rectification ratios of commercial silicon-based diodes have rectification ratios between 10^5 and 10^8. The higher the rectification rate, the more precise the control of current.

MALVERN, PA — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) has unveiled 16 new Gen 3 1200 V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes. These next-generation devices are designed to improve efficiency ...

The portfolio includes the DIODES DSCxxA065 series with eleven products rated at 650V (4A, 6A, 8A, and 10A) and the DIODES DSCxx120 series with eight products rated at 1200V (2A, 5A, and 10A). These ...

While CMOS may be synonymous with the manufacture of silicon ICs, it’s a versatile process can also be applied to the ...

Hijacking a flaw in diodes to harness quantum physics, Australia's QuintessenceLabs has built a full-entropy quantum random number generator with a 1Gbps output.

Here, we describe the fabrication, using standard silicon processing techniques, of a silicon light-emitting diode (LED) that operates efficiently at room temperature.

The introduction of silicon carbide (SiC) diodes has been a welcome solution to the reverse recovery losses in continuous conduction mode (CCM) boost power factor corrector (PFC) converters. While SiC ...

Using some of the same manufacturing techniques that produce microchips, researchers have created a porous-silicon diode that may lead to improved betavoltaics. Such devices convert low levels of ...