What is Bridge rectifier? A bridge rectifier is an electrical circuit that converts alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC).
What is a clipper circuit? Clipper circuits, also known as clippers, limiters, or slicers, selectively remove a portion of an
Diodes, MOSFETs, Gate drivers, Zero crossing detector
Clipper: DC level cuts, Clamper: DC level shifter, RC and diode, Implementation and Waveform
Voltage drop, Power efficiency, Headroom, Feedback opamp, Bandwidth, Saturation, Output voltage range, Current limitation by opamp.
Direct and indirect bandgap semiconductors, constant current drivers, Materials and color mapping, White LEDs, Color and I-V characteristics, Optocouplers
Definition, Symbol, I-V characteristics, Metal semiconductor junction, Hot-carrier diode, schottky clamped transistor.
Fermi-Dirac distribution, Boltzman distribution, Quasi-fermi level in doped semiconductor, Carrier concentration, Density of states.
Electron-hole pairs in depletion region, Photoconductive effect, Photodiode construction, Photodiode circuits, Dark current, Quantum efficiency
Pulsating DC voltage (DC), Rectification, Power diode, Smooting capacitor, 1N400X diodes, Form factor, Ripple factor, Efficiency.
Zener breakdown vs. Avalanche breakdown, Forward bias operation, Reverse bias operation
A full wave rectifier is an electrical circuit used to convert alternating current (AC) into direct current (DC). Unlike half-wave
A p-n junction is a combination of two types of semiconductor materials, p-type and n-type, in a single semiconductor substrate.