Section 10
Semiconductors and diodes
Computes Band-gap energy from the circuit model and the stated conditions.
- Stated model (Shockley, threshold or Zener); temperature sits in VT.
Computes Diode bias voltage from the circuit model and the stated conditions.
- Stated model (Shockley, threshold or Zener); temperature sits in VT.
The Shockley curve I=Is(e^{v/(n VT)}−1) rises steeply in forward bias.
- Stated model (Shockley, threshold or Zener); temperature sits in VT.
Computes Thermal voltage from the circuit model and the stated conditions.
- Stated model (Shockley, threshold or Zener); temperature sits in VT.
The ~0.7 V silicon threshold approximates the knee of the IV curve.
- Stated model (Shockley, threshold or Zener); temperature sits in VT.
The half-wave rectifier passes only the positive half-cycles.
- Stated model (Shockley, threshold or Zener); temperature sits in VT.
The full-wave rectifier folds both half-cycles to positive.
- Stated model (Shockley, threshold or Zener); temperature sits in VT.
Computes Ripple with capacitive filter from the circuit model and the stated conditions.
- Stated model (Shockley, threshold or Zener); temperature sits in VT.
Computes Zener voltage from the circuit model and the stated conditions.
- Stated model (Shockley, threshold or Zener); temperature sits in VT.
Computes Zener regulation from the circuit model and the stated conditions.
- Stated model (Shockley, threshold or Zener); temperature sits in VT.
Computes LED forward drop from the circuit model and the stated conditions.
- Stated model (Shockley, threshold or Zener); temperature sits in VT.
Computes Piecewise-linear model from the circuit model and the stated conditions.
- Stated model (Shockley, threshold or Zener); temperature sits in VT.
Computes Diode clipper from the circuit model and the stated conditions.
- Stated model (Shockley, threshold or Zener); temperature sits in VT.
Computes Graetz bridge from the circuit model and the stated conditions.
- Stated model (Shockley, threshold or Zener); temperature sits in VT.