the Zener voltage, is reached. Zener diodes are manufactured with a great variety of Zener voltages and some are even variable. Some Zener diodes have...
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diodes (e.g., BY127 1250V, 1A rectifier diode) BZ-series silicon Zener diodes (e.g., BZY88C4V7 4.7V Zener diode) Other common numbering/coding systems...
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person like that." Zener effect Zener diode Zener pinning Zener–Hollomon parameter Landau–Zener formula Zener double-exchange mechanism Zener ratio, an elastic...
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the Zener effect (employed most notably in the appropriately named Zener diode) is a type of electrical breakdown, discovered by Clarence Melvin Zener. It...
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non-avalanche diode. The Zener diode exhibits an apparently similar effect in addition to Zener breakdown. Both effects are present in any such diode, but one...
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the device and leave the circuit unprotected. Surge protector Trisil Zener diode "Evaluating TVS Protection Circuits with SPICE" (PDF). Power Electronics...
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Current source (section Zener diode current source)
reference diode or another stable voltage source. Together with 'normal' Zener diodes especially with lower Zener voltages (<5V) the diode might even...
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Noise generator (section Zener diode)
The mechanisms are the Zener effect and avalanche breakdown. The Zener effect is primarily exhibited by reverse-biased diodes and bipolar transistor base-emitter...
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of the Zener diode's action of maintaining a constant voltage across itself when the current through it is sufficient to take it into the Zener breakdown...
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like a two-terminal current limiter (analogous to a voltage-limiting Zener diode). It allows a current through it to rise to a certain value, but not...
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Zener diode, which will stop conducting once the reverse voltage drops below the breakdown voltage. QBD (electronics) Single-photon avalanche diode Spark...
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Clipper (electronics) (section Zener diode)
replacing the lower resistor with a zener diode with a breakdown voltage equal to the required reference voltage. The zener acts as a voltage regulator stabilising...
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needed, a zener diode or series of zener diodes may be employed. Zener diode regulators make use of the zener diode's fixed reverse voltage, which can be...
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Although LED forward voltage is far more current-dependent than a Zener diode, Zener diodes with breakdown voltages below 3 V are not widely available. The...
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against overcurrent. Avalanche diode Gunn diode IMPATT diode Lambda diode Resonant-tunneling diode Tunnel junction Zener diode US 3033714, issued 1962-05-08 ...
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Snubber (section Resistor-capacitor-diode)
it would with a simple rectifier diode clamp, as R is higher while the voltage rises to the clamp level. A Zener diode connected to ground will protect...
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coil and diode. When rapid opening of the contacts is important, a resistor or reverse-biased Zener diode can be placed in series with the diode to help...
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Varicap (redirect from Varicap diode)
electronics, a varicap diode, varactor diode, variable capacitance diode, variable reactance diode or tuning diode is a type of diode designed to exploit...
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P–n junction (redirect from Idiot Diode)
thermal damage. This effect is used to advantage in Zener diode regulator circuits. Zener diodes have a low breakdown voltage. A standard value for breakdown...
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Electronic symbol (section Diodes)
aren't part of the diode symbols. Diode (rectifier) Schottky diode Zener diode Transient-voltage-suppression diode (TVS) Light-emitting diode (LED) Photodiode...
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replaces the LED with three components to create a simple zener diode based voltage regulator. Diode D1 acts as a half-wave rectifier to allow capacitor C...
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rectification may consist of a zener diode-based voltage regulator, which almost completely eliminates any residual ripple. The diode bridge can be generalized...
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DIAC (redirect from Silicon diode for alternating current)
latching alarm that can only be reset by removing the supply. Zener diode Shockley diode Electronics, Hub (28 March 2024). "Diacs". DB3 DB4 SMDB3 DIAC...
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OLED (redirect from Polymer light-emitting diode)
organic light-emitting diode (OLED), also known as organic electroluminescent (organic EL) diode, is a type of light-emitting diode (LED) in which the emissive...
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Noise-figure meter (section Zener and avalanche diodes)
breakdown mechanisms: Zener and avalanche. Diodes with the corresponding effects are known as Zener diodes and avalanche diodes. The two mechanisms have...
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In semiconductor devices, a backward diode (also called back diode) is a variation on a Zener diode or tunnel diode having a better conduction for small...
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Anode (section Diode anode)
arrow, in which the current flows "most easily"), even for types such as Zener diodes or solar cells where the current of interest is the reverse current.[citation...
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Semiconductor device (section Diode)
Schottky diode Solar cell Transient-voltage-suppression diode Tunnel diode VCSEL Zener diode Zen diode Three-terminal devices: Bipolar transistor Darlington...
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used in some laboratory and calibration applications. Laboratory-grade Zener diode secondary solid-state voltage standards used in metrology can be constructed...
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Electronic component (section Diodes)
behaviors. Diode, rectifier, diode bridge Schottky diode (hot carrier diode) – super fast diode with lower forward voltage drop Zener diode – allows current...
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