Physicists push superconducting diodes to high temperatures

For the first time, researchers in China have demonstrated a high-temperature superconducting diode effect, which allows a ...
Hackaday

The Magic Of A Diode Sampler To Increase Oscilloscope Bandwidth

Making an oscilloscope is relatively easy, while making a very fast oscilloscope is hard. There’s a trick that converts a mundane instrument into a very fast one, it’s been around since the 1950s, and ...
EDN

Ideal Diode ideas

A diode is a device that allows electric current to flow in only one direction, from its anode towards its cathode but not the other way around. There is plenty of online material explaining diode ...
Electronic Design

Make the Switch from Discrete to Integrated Load Switches, Ideal Diodes, and eFuses

How to replace MOSFETs with load switches, and the impact of on-resistance. Swapping out diodes with ideal diodes, and the use of ideal-diode controllers. Why replacing fuses and resettable fuses with ...
Electropages

Asymmetrical TVS diodes cut conduction loss and cost in 12V battery systems

Littelfuse, Inc. has launched the TPSMB Asymmetrical Series TVS Diodes (TPSMB2412CA, TPSMB2616CA, TPSMB2818CA, TPSMB3018CA). These first-to-market devices are specifically designed for 12V battery ...
Electronic Design

Adaptive Cruise Control: Laser Diodes as an Alternative to Millimeter-Wave Radars

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Adaptive cruise control (ACC) is an automotive convenience or safety feature that allows a vehicle's cruise control system to adapt the vehicle's speed ...
EE World Online

Radiation-hardened diodes qualified to 60 MeV·cm²/mg burnout

STMicroelectronics has introduced three radiation-hardened low-voltage rectifier diodes intended for power conversion and ...