THE DIODE
INTRODUCTION TO DIODES
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
THE P-N JUNCTION
THE BARRIER
THE FORWARD BIASED JUNCTION
THE REVERSE BIASED JUNCTION
FORWARD AND REVERSE BIASED DIODES
A DIODE PUZZLE
DIODE VOLTAGES
DIODE CHARACTERISTIC CURVES
DIODE CONNECTIONS
THE HALF WAVE RECTIFIER
THE RESERVOIR CAPACITOR
THE FULL WAVE RECTIFIER
THE VOLTAGE DOUBLER
DIODE CLIPPERS AND LIMITERS
THE STEERING DIODE
THE DIODE AS A GATE
USING THE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE
THE SEVEN SEGMENT DISPLAY
THE ZENER DIODE
THE VARICAP DIODE
DIODE PROTECTION CIRCUITS
Copyright Graham Knott 1999
