This post describes a circuit that has a capacitive input sensor and a switching transistor at the output PNP. When…

The Diode Clipper, also known as a Diode Limiter, is a wave shaping circuit that takes an input waveform and…

Light Emitting Diodes or simply LED´s, are among the most widely used of all the different types of semiconductor diodes…

A Semiconductor Diode blocks current in the reverse direction, but will suffer from premature breakdown or damage if the reverse…

Power Diodes are semiconductor pn-junctions capable of passing large currents at high voltage values for use in rectifier circuits. In…

A Schottky Diode is a metal-semiconductor diode with a low forward voltage drop and a very fast switching speed. The…

Signal Diodes are small two-terminal which conducts current when forward biased and blocks current flow when reverse biased. The semiconductor…

A PN-junction diode is formed when a p-type semiconductor is fused to an n-type semiconductor creating a potential barrier voltage…

A PN-junction is formed when an N-type material is fused together with a P-type material creating a semiconductor diode. In…

This application of the well-known Type 555 timer is intended for model railway enthusiasts wishing to construct a two-lamp flashing…