When looking across the discrete components in your electronic armory, it is easy to overlook the humble diode. After all, one can be forgiven for the conclusion that the everyday version of ...

A semiconductor diode is a non-linear device whose most outstanding feature is the fact that, basically, current is only allowed to flow in one direction. The diode is built by joining together two ...

As active devices go, it doesn’t get much simpler than a diode. Two terminals. Current flows in one direction and not in the other. Simple, right? Well, then there are examples with useful side ...

RF diodes are designed to handle high-power radio frequency (RF) signals in stereo amplifiers, radio transmitters, television monitors, and other RF or microwave devices. PN junction diodes or general ...

Figure 2: The vortex diode, in which the direction of the net motion depends on the density of magnetic-flux quanta (vortices), as shown by de Souza Silva and colleagues 5.

The four-layer diode was the key to William Shockley's plan to revolutionize AT&T's phone system. It was a great device in theory, but not in practice -- at least not at the time when Shockley ...

You will learn about semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers, and the important rules for their analysis, planning, design, and implementation. You will also apply your knowledge through ...

Dummies can be very soothing for young babies and, as they get older, can become very attached. But they can also be a source of stress for parents, as there are lots of questions that go ...

To look beyond the marketing and explain the potential benefits and risks of dummies so that you can make the right choice for you and your baby, Tiny Happy People has spoken to health visitor ...

The solution, some suggest, lies in deploying female crash test dummies to ensure vehicles are truly safe for women. However, making cars safer for women is complicated, and not everyone agrees ...

Since the 1970s, crash test dummies - mechanical surrogates of the human body - have been used to determine car safety. The technology is used to estimate the effectiveness of seatbelts and safety ...