Semiconductors

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) – Structure, Operation & Applications

IGBT is a voltage controlled device. It has high input impedance like a MOSFET and low on-state conduction losses like…

5 months ago

PIN Diode – Features & Applications

PIN diode is characterized by fast low capacitance switching. A PIN diode is fabricated in a similar fashion to a…

10 months ago

Schottky Diode – Features & Applications

Schottky diode is fabricated as a metal-to-N junction rather than a P-N semiconductor junction. Also referred to as hot-carrier diodes,…

11 months ago

Soft-Core Processor on an ASIC vs. FPGA

A soft-core processor can be executed via different semiconductor devices, such as an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) or a…

1 year ago

How Photoelectric Effect Impacts p-n Junctions

When light strikes a semiconductor p-n junction, its energy is absorbed by electrons. Electrons and holes generated by light in…

1 year ago

Principle of Operation and Applications of a Laser Diode

Laser diodes are PN junction devices under a forward bias. LASER is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission…

1 year ago

How the Photoelectric Effect Influences Semiconductors

A photoelectric effect is any effect in which light energy is converted to electricity. When light strikes certain light-sensitive materials,…

1 year ago