EDN

Adding capacitors in parallel on a bridge rectifier

Typically, a power supply is comprised of a power transformer, which is then followed by a conventional bridge rectifier. The bridge rectifier is constructed using four diodes that are interconnected ...
EDN

Paralleling Ideal Diodes: Using the MAX40200 as a Scalable Building Block

This application note investigates using multiple MAX40200 ICs in parallel and their combined performance. The multiple ideal-diode solution should provide the same characteristics of a single, larger ...
Nasdaq

Vishay Intertechnology 650 V and 1200 V SiC Schottky Diodes in SOT-227 Package Increase Efficiency in High Frequency Applications

40 A to 240 A Dual-Diode and Single Phase Bridge Devices Offer Low Forward Voltage Drop Down to 1.36 V and QC Down to 56 nC MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
Electronic Design

FRED Diodes Reduce Conduction Losses and Increase Efficiency

Vishay Intertechnology Inc. recently introduced 28 new 600 V and 650 V FRED Pt Gen 4 Ultrafast recovery diodes optimized for high-frequency converters in power modules, motor drives, UPS, solar ...
Nature

Parallel-Plane Diode Magnetron

IN the discussion on a paper 1 by W. E. Benham on ” Electronic Theory and the Magnetron Oscillator”, it is remarked that although oscillations should be expected from plane diodes with magnetic field ...