INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR(IGBT)-IGBT is Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor. It is MOSFET cascaded with a BJT. IGBT is the hybrid … More
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Structure Operation and Characteristics of TRIAC
TRIAC TRIODE IN ALTERNATING CURRENT A TRIAC (Triode for Alternating Current) is a 3-terminal AC semiconductor switch. Composed … More
Structure Operation and applicationsof optocoupler
Optocoupler: An optocoupler is essentially a phototransistor and an LED combined in one package Operation When current flows in LED … More
Structure Operation and Charctersitics of LASER Diode
Laser diode are semiconductor device that converts electrical signal to light . Construction: They are made up of: · GaAlAs … More
Structure Operation and Characteristics of Photodiode
PHOTODIODE Photodiode is a reverse biased pn junction whose operation depends on the intensity of light falling on it. STRUCTURE … More
Types of Bonding in Solids
TYPES OF CHEMICAL BONDING Ionic Bonding – two atoms of opposite charge electrically attracted to one another … More
Structure operation and Characteristics of DIAC
DIAC Diode for alternating current Bidirectional When avalanche breakdown voltage is achieved ◦DIAC goes from ON to OFF if operating … More
SCR (silicon controlled rectifier)
Thyristor A thyristor is a solid-state semiconductor device with four layers of alternating N and P-type material. Silicon controlled Rectifier(SCR) … More
Structure, operation and characteristics of PN junction diode
excess of electrons (N-type). It is a non-linear device. Structure In a p-type material, the hole is the majority carrier … More
Structure Operation & characteristics of n-channel enhancement MOSFET
MOSFET is metal-oxide semiconductor Field Effect Transistor. Unipolar device MOSFET has majority carriers but no minority carriers. This is … More