Anyone who has just spent several thousand pounds on a semiconductor laser diode should think twice before simply connecting it to a conventional laboratory power supply. To avoid damaging your laser ...

Metal-insulator-metal (MIM) diodes might just be the technology that allows electronics achieve the next big leap in processing speed. Research into diode design conducted at the Oregon State ...

Advanced Power Technology Europe has announced a line of fast diode power modules in the SP4 and SP6 packages for high-power and high-frequency applications. These modules are offered in full ...

Although they are usually limited to only two leads, rectifiers and diodes play an important role in power electronic systems. In 2011, many types of rectifier/diodes were introduced, from bridge ...

The output of a single laser diode has been held below 10 W or so by adverse thermal effects and materials limitations. Now Alfalight is commencing a multi-million dollar project to develop a 50 W ...

A new technique developed for creating molecular diodes has not only been created, it’s proven to perform 50 times better than all previous designs. Illustration of a single-molecule diode with a ...

Engineers at Sandia National Laboratories have developed a small electronic device that can siphon off excess electricity and send it to ground in just a few billionths of a second while operating at ...

Semiconductor companies don’t always highlight the inner details of certain products. One insidious issue is the presence of sneak diodes which is a nasty issue that has been discussed before ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced its 600 V 12 A Qspeed diode, ...

Everyone loves a full-wave bridge rectifier, but there’s no denying that they aren’t 100% efficient due to the diode voltage ...

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have become integral to modern automotive headlamp design, combining enhanced energy efficiency, durability and sophisticated beam management in a compact form. Owing to ...