Silicon Controlled Switch (SCS) - Symbol, Operation, Advantages and Application: Silicon controlled switch (SCS), like the SCR, is a unilateral, four layer, three junction P-N-P-N silicon device with four electrodes…
Shockley Diode Equation, Symbol, Operation and Applications: The four layer diode, also called the Shockley diode after its inĀventor Willian Shockley, is essentially a low-current SCR without a gate. It…
What is DIAC? - Symbol, Construction, Operation and Applications A diac is an important member of the thyristor family and is usually employed for triggering triacs. A diac is a…
SCR as Half Wave Rectifier Circuit Diagram: SCRs are very useful in ac circuits where they may serve as rectifiers whose output current can be controlled by controlling the gate…
What is Thyristor? - Thyristor Family and its Applications Thyristor is the general name given to a family of semiconductor devices having four layers with a control mechanism, although this…
Linear Diode Detector or Envelope Detector: Diode detection is called the envelope detection as it recovers the audio frequency signal envelope from the composite signal. Diode detector is also called…
Generation of DSBSC Signal using Balanced and Ring Modulator: DSBSC signal can be obtained by simply multiplying the modulating signal with the carrier signal. By simple multiplication of VcĀ sin Ļct…
Collector Modulation Circuit - Working, Advantages and Disadvantages: This is very popular method for AM generation. The circuit diagram for collector modulation is shown in Fig. 22.26. Here, the transistor…