Diodes, one-way current conductors, are used for voltage regulation, AC/DC conversion, and circuit protection. Forward-biased at 0.6V, conduct current, reverse bias blocks it.

This chapter looks at the semiconductor diode, which consists of a pn‐junction. In high‐frequency technology, npn‐transistors in grounded emitter circuit are common practice. It examines the noise ...

2nd course in the Semiconductor Devices SpecializationInstructor: Wounjhang Park, Ph.D., ProfessorThis course presents in-depth discussion and analysis of pn junction and metal-semiconductor contacts ...