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What is a Freewheeling Diode?

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Freewheeling diode or flyback diode is a diode that is connected across an inductor to eliminate the flyback. Flyback is the sudden voltage spike that occurs across an inductive load due to interrupti...read more

What is a Silicon Diode?

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Silicon diode is a type of power diode that is constructed using silicon semiconducting material. These diodes are ideal for use in motor control and drives, air conditioning PFC, gener...read more

What is an Electric Vehicle Traction Motor?

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A traction motor is a type of electric motor that is specifically designed for providing propulsion in vehicles such as trains, electric vehicles (EVs), and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). It deliver...read more

How are Silicon diodes different from Germanium diodes?

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Silicon diodes and germanium diodes are two-terminal power diodes that conduct current only in one direction. However, there are some key differences between these two types of diodes. Silicon has a h...read more

What is a Schottky Power Diode?

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Schottky Power Diode is a type of power diode that offers low forward voltage drop and has a fast switching speed. Schottky diodes can be used in applications where two parallel power supplies generat...read more

What is a General Purpose Diode?

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General Purpose Diodes are two-terminal devices that allow current to flow in only one direction, from an anode to a cathode. These diodes are suitable for low frequency & low-speed applications, ...read more

What is a Protection Diode?

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Protection diode is a type of power diode that is used to protect the electronic devices from reverse polarity connection issues and transients overvoltages such as ESD (electro-static discharge) puls...read more

What is a Rectifier Diode?

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Rectifier diode is a type of power diode that is used for rectification (AC to DC conversion) applications. It is designed to handle the high voltage, high current, and high power levels than a conven...read more

What are Direct drive D-mode GaN Transistors?

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Direct drive D-mode gallium nitride (GaN) transistors are used as switching devices to control electrical power. The "D-mode" in the name stands for "depletion mode," which refers ...read more

What is an eGaN Transistor?

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An eGaN (enhanced Gallium Nitride) transistor is a type of power transistor that is built using Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology. eGaN transistor is designed to offer high performance with lower on-re...read more

What is a Fast Recovery Diode?

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A fast recovery diode (FRD) is a type of power diode that has a short reverse recovery time for high-frequency rectification. The recovery time is the finite amount of time taken by a diode to di...read more

What are Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Barrier Diodes?

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Silicon Carbide Schottky Barrier Diodes are semiconductor devices that consist of a metal contact on a layer of n-type Silicon Carbide (SiC) material. The metal contact forms a Schottky barrier w...read more

What is a Power Diode?

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A power diode is a semiconductor device that is designed to handle high voltage and high current levels than a conventional signal diode. It consists of two terminals such as anode & cathode and c...read more

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What is a Freewheeling Diode?

What is a Silicon Diode?

What is an Electric Vehicle Traction Motor?

How are Silicon diodes different from Germanium diodes?

What is a Schottky Power Diode?

What is a General Purpose Diode?

What is a Protection Diode?

What is a Rectifier Diode?

What are Direct drive D-mode GaN Transistors?

What is an eGaN Transistor?

What is a Fast Recovery Diode?

What are Silicon Carbide (SiC) Schottky Barrier Diodes?

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