One of the most common parts and one of the earliest electronic devices is known to be a power diode. Its purpose is to limit the electric current’s ability to flow in one direction while obstructing ...
Over on YouTube [Lockdown Electronics] reviews an old bit of kit known as the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR). Invented in the 1950s the SCR is a type of thyristor and they were popular back in the ...
IXYS announced the introduction of high voltage rectifiers with 2.2 kV ratings in a new low cost surface mount type package, the D2-HV Pak (High Voltage TO-263). IXYS announced the introduction of ...