by Tarun Agarwal 4 years ago What is Avalanche Photodiode : Working & Its Applications The avalanche photodiode or APD was designed by a Japanese engineer namely “Jun-ichi Nishizawa” in the year 1952. An APD is a very responsive semiconductor detector that used the photoelectric effect to change light into electricity....
by Tarun Agarwal 4 years ago 1N5819 Schottky Diode : Pin Configuration & Its Applications The Schottky diode or Schottky Barrier diode is designed with metal to the silicon-based junction to provide special characteristics. There are different Schottky diodes are available based on the manufacturers. From that, 1N5819 Schottky...
by Tarun Agarwal 4 years ago 1N5408 Power Diode : Pin Configuration & Its Applications The 1n5408 power diode is a two-terminal component namely anode and cathode. The flow of current in this diode is simply in one direction from the terminal’s anode to the cathode, so it is considered as an electronic check valve....
by Tarun Agarwal 4 years ago 1N914 Diode : Pin Configuration & Its Applications 1N914 diode is a small signal diode and is an alternative to 1N4148. This diode lets the flow of current in only one direction and restricts it in another direction. This diode’s operating junction temperature is 175 ºC whereas the forward...
by Tarun Agarwal 4 years ago 1N4148 Diode : Pin Configuration & Its Applications A diode is a two-terminal component that allows the flow of current only in a single direction from the Anode to the cathode. Here, the identification of the cathode terminal can be done with the help of a grey bar. We know that there are...
by Tarun Agarwal 4 years ago 1N4002 Diode : Pin Configuration & Its Applications The general purpose diode like the 1N4002 rectifier diode comes under the 1N400x series family. The diodes from this series are range from 1N4001 to 1N4007. Its blocking voltage mainly changes from 50 V – 1000 V. These diodes are...
by Tarun Agarwal 4 years ago 1N4001 Diode : Pin Configuration & Its Applications In 1963, Motorola’s semiconductor products division introduced a series of 1N400x silicon diodes as the general purpose and rectifier diodes in industrial and military applications. In household electronic appliances, it is used in...
by Tarun Agarwal 4 years ago What is 1N4732A Zener Diode : Pin Configuration & Its Working A Zener Diode or a breakdown diode is one kind of semiconductor device & it operates in the reverse direction. Once the voltage across its terminals is upturned then the potential achieves the Zener Voltage & the junction will break...
by Tarun Agarwal 4 years ago What is Peak Inverse Voltage & Its Working We know that there are different types of materials that carry electricity namely Cu, Al, Ge, Si, etc. These materials are called semiconductors which are used in several electronic devices. These semiconductor materials are good conductors...
by Tarun Agarwal 5 years ago What is Diode Approximation : Types and Diode Models Diodes are mainly unidirectional devices. It offers low resistance when a forward or positive voltage is applied and has high resistance when the diode is reverse biased. An ideal diode has zero forward resistance and zero voltage drop....
