The major drawbacks of conventional diode or thyristor rectifiers are overcome by active power factor correction; this further provides additional benefits. Operating principles and features of single ...

Westcode Semiconductors Limited (An IXYS company) announced their highest power rectifier diode to date. The diode has a maximum voltage rating of 5.6kV and a RMS current rating of nearly 10,000A.

Researchers have created a diode out of a 1 nm-sized single molecule with high rectification ratios. Diodes, commonly used in in everyday electronic devices, allow current to flow in one direction ...

Vishay Intertechnology 100 V Gen 2 TMBS® Rectifier Modules Deliver Forward Voltage Drop Down to 0.83 V in SOT-227 Package ...

The 100 V Gen 2 TMBS rectifier modules from Vishay Intertechnology are fully insulated devices in a compact SOT-227 package ...