These special diodes have particular purposes. A Schottky diode has a very low voltage drop and fast switching speed. Zener diodes have application in simple voltage regulation. Continue reading → ...

This second course provides a more detailed description of high-voltage Schottky and p-n diodes, starting with the semiconductor physics background needed to analyze both types of diodes.

For beginners, diode types can sometimes be a bit of mental gymnastics. If all it does is act like a magic pixie check valve, why are there so many kinds? Schottky diodes are typical… ...

Front-end limiter circuits using Schottky and PIN diodes can provide needed protection in communications and other RF systems. However, designers still must deal with the upper-frequency limit ...

However, within the past few years, using single-crystal wafers grown at Cree, firms have begun fabricating SiC Schottky diodes to leverage the material's order of magnitude-higher breakdown field ...

Integrating the Schottky diode with the MOSFET on a single chip saves board space but also improves device performance compared to using separate or co-packaged components, said Vishay. First, the ...

Scientists at KAUST have led an international effort to develop a component for radio-frequency circuits using an organic material with potential for 5G applications.