It shouldn’t come as too much of a shock, after all a quick look at many datasheets for general purpose diodes should reveal their description as switching diodes. So how does a diode switch work?

A semiconductor diode is a non-linear device whose most outstanding feature is the fact that, basically, current is only allowed to flow in one direction. The diode is built by joining together two ...

Description: The HSMS-286F family of biased detector diodes have been designed and optimised for use from 915MHz to 5.8GHz. They are ideal for RF/ID and RF tag applications as well as large signal ...

You know just what to do. The ground pin of a LM7805 connects to the cathode of a TL431 programmable Zener diode pulled from an old scrapped TV. The diode is referenced to a voltage divider ...

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