A clamper circuit or dc restorer is used to clamp a peak of a waveform to a specific DC level…
A clipper also referred to as a limiter is a circuit which removes the peak of a waveform. A clipper…
Linear ICs (LICs) also referred to as analog ICs are characterized by inputs and outputs that can take a continuous…
PIN diode is characterized by fast low capacitance switching. A PIN diode is fabricated in a similar fashion to a…
Schottky diode is fabricated as a metal-to-N junction rather than a P-N semiconductor junction. Also referred to as hot-carrier diodes,…
The Impact Avalanche Transit Time (IMPATT) diode is a high power radio frequency (RF) generator that operates from 3 to…
The Shockey diode is a four layer sandwich of PNPN semiconductor material very similar to the SCR but without a…
Features of a Diac The diac is a two-terminal, semiconductor, bi-directional switching device. It can conduct in both directions. The…
The unijunction transistor (UJT) is a three terminal, single-junction device which exhibits negative resistance and switching characteristics totally unlike those…
The varactor also termed to as varicap, is a diode that behaves like a variable capacitor, with the PN junction…
