Zener breakdown diode

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• Zener diode — A Zener diode is a type of diode that permits current in the forward direction like a normal diode, but also in the reverse direction if the voltage is larger than the breakdown voltage known as Zener knee voltage or Zener voltage . The device… …   Wikipedia

• Diode — Figure 1: Closeup of a diode, showing the square shaped semiconductor crystal (black object on left) …   Wikipedia

• Breakdown voltage — of an Insulator is the minimum voltage that causes a portion of an insulator to become electrically conductive. Breakdown Voltage of a diode is the minimum reverse voltage to make the diode conduct in reverse. Some devices (such as TRIACs) also… …   Wikipedia

• Diode — Schaltzeichen einer Diode und Abbildungen üblicher Gehäuse mit Markierung der Kathode. Kennzeichnung der positiven (+) und negativen (−) Seite bei Beschaltung in Durchlassrichtung. Eine Diode ist ein elektrisches Bauelement, das Strom nur in… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Zener diode — ze·ner di·ode || zɪːnÉ™(r)‚daɪəʊd n. (Electronics) semiconductor diode which maintains a constant voltage due to the reverse breakdown voltage current (used mainly as a voltage regulator) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Avalanche diode — An avalanche diode is a diode (usually made from silicon, but can be made from another semiconductor) that is designed to go through avalanche breakdown at a specified reverse bias voltage and conduct as a type of voltage reference.The Zener… …   Wikipedia

• Avalanche breakdown — is a phenomenon that can occur in both insulating and semiconducting materials. It is a form of electric current multiplication that can allow very large currents to flow within materials which are otherwise good insulators. Explanation Avalanche …   Wikipedia

• Backward diode — In semiconductor devices, a backward diode is a variation on a zener diode or tunnel diode having a better conduction for small reverse biases (for example –0.1 to –0.6 V) than for forward bias voltages.The reverse current in such a diode is by… …   Wikipedia

• Lambda diode — The term refers to the shape of the V/I curve of the device, which resembles the Greek letter λ (lambda) .Lambda diodes work at higher voltage than tunnel diodes. Whereas a typical tunnel diode [ [http://www.datasheetarchive.com/pdf/84703.pdf… …   Wikipedia

• Tunnel diode — A tunnel diode or Esaki diode is a type of semiconductor diode which is capable of very fast operation, well into the microwave frequency region, by using quantum mechanical effects. It was invented in 1958 by Leo Esaki, who in 1973 received the… …   Wikipedia

• Light-emitting diode — LED redirects here. For other uses, see LED (disambiguation). Light emitting diode Red, pure green and blue LEDs of the 5mm diffused type Type Passive, optoelectronic Working principle Electr …   Wikipedia