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Diodes Handout 1
Diodes Handout 1
Diodes
●A semiconductor device
●A single pn junction and metal connections
●Passes current in only one direction.
Energy
p n Conduction
band
Depletion Valence
region
band
0
p region n region
Depletion
region
VF
+ –
C
IF
–
R
+ VBIAS
+ – B Knee
A VF
0
0 0.7 V
I=0A
R
VBIAS
– +
IR
VR V F VR VF VR VF
0.7 V 0.7 V
IR IR IR
VR V F VR VF VR VF
0.7 V 0.7 V
IR IR IR
+
3.3 k W
VBIAS 12 V
–
Example
Semiconductor Devices: Diodes
+
3.3 k W
VBIAS 12 V
–
Example
Semiconductor Devices: Diodes
+
3.3 k W
VBIAS 12 V
–
+
3.3 k W
VBIAS 12 V
–
Diode Packages
Semiconductor Devices: Diodes
K
K A K
A
A K
A K
A
K
K
A
K A
K K
A A
K
K
A
Summary
Semiconductor Devices: Diodes
●
Semiconductors can be used to make
specific circuit functions;
●
Diodes are one of the simplest;
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Consist of a single pn-junction;
●
Allow current to pass in one direction;
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Small voltage drop across PN junction.