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1 week ago | 
power-and-beyond.com | Venus Kohli
Newsletter Whitepaper Webinars Products & Applications Latest Articles in "Products & Applications" Industry News Latest Articles in "Industry News" Research & Development Latest Articles in "Research & Development" Tools & Software Latest Articles in "Tools & Software" Experts Services more... POWER SUPPLY Related Vendors Power rails are “invisible heroes” of semiconductor chips and PCBs that integrate power electronics and digital systems. Contrary to the name, power rails are not the type...
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2 weeks ago | 
power-and-beyond.com | Venus Kohli
Newsletter Whitepaper Webinars Products & Applications Latest Articles in "Products & Applications" Industry News Latest Articles in "Industry News" Research & Development Latest Articles in "Research & Development" Tools & Software Latest Articles in "Tools & Software" Experts Services more... BATTERIES Related Vendors Batteries were invented to empower portables and reduce the reliance of vehicles on non-renewable fossil fuels. Now batteries need complex tech to operate and occupy a...
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3 weeks ago | 
electronicsforu.com | Venus Kohli
A Binary Adder is a digital circuit that performs the arithmetic binary addition of two numbers for the logic operations and laws of Boolean Algebra. The adders are used in combinational circuit design and the microprocessor’s arithmetic logic unit (ALU) for calculating addresses.
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1 month ago | 
power-and-beyond.com | Venus Kohli
BASIC KNOWLEDGE Related Vendors After silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs), TRIACs are the most popular thyristors used in commercial AC power applications. This article explains TRIACs and their symbol, structure, operation, advantages, disadvantages, and applications.
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1 month ago | 
power-and-beyond.com | Venus Kohli
BASIC KNOWLEDGE - VARACTOR DIODE Related Vendors Varactor diodes, also known as varicaps, integrate diodes and capacitors. Researchers invented them six decades after the diode and two centuries after the development of the capacitor. These small components act like capacitors in high-frequency and power applications.
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1 month ago | 
power-and-beyond.com | Venus Kohli
Newsletter Whitepaper Webinars Products & Applications Latest Articles in "Products & Applications" Industry News Latest Articles in "Industry News" Research & Development Latest Articles in "Research & Development" Tools & Software Latest Articles in "Tools & Software" Experts Services more... SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS Related Vendors Inventions from the 1940s to the 1970s focused heavily on Germanium semiconductors. Germanium was once considered superior to silicon in the race to develop...
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1 month ago | 
power-and-beyond.com | Venus Kohli
DIODES Related Vendors Did you know that a DIAC is a combination of a diode and a thyristor? Despite structural and operational differences, diodes and thyristors can be combined to make a different device. In popular media, DIAC is sometimes called the diode of AC circuits. The article explains DIACs and their structure, operation, and applications.
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1 month ago | 
power-and-beyond.com | Venus Kohli
Newsletter Whitepaper Webinars Products & Applications Latest Articles in "Products & Applications" Industry News Latest Articles in "Industry News" Research & Development Latest Articles in "Research & Development" Tools & Software Latest Articles in "Tools & Software" Experts Services more... MOORE'S LAW Related Vendors The article lists the five smallest power devices. But does the miniaturization of power devices depend upon Moore’s law? Would the industry integrate trillions of...
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2 months ago | 
power-and-beyond.com | Venus Kohli
THYRISTORS Related Vendors Thyristors are known for their high-power handling capacity and latching-on property. However, they often fail during the turn-on and turn-off processes. If the dv/dt and di/dt are high enough, they are often the reason for failure. The article explains thyristor failure and potential solutions. In electronics, dv/dt and dt/dt ratings are important factors for efficiency.
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2 months ago | 
power-and-beyond.com | Venus Kohli
THYRISTORS Related Vendors With CPUs and GPUs getting smaller and smaller, high-power devices continue to have a large surface area and weight. Thyristors, one of the heaviest semiconductor devices, were invented in 1956. Are they still relevant in the market? Check out the article to learn more about the thyristor market in detail.
