The four-layer diode was the key to William Shockley's plan to revolutionize AT&T's phone system. It was a great device in theory, but not in practice -- at least not at the time when Shockley ...

We know that inside a transistor there’s a little piece of semiconductor with a junction made ... sections a 20KV high-voltage diode. A conventional low-voltage silicon diode has a forward ...

Silicon, since it's right above germanium on the periodic table and has similar properties, might make a better gadget. But, they said, no one should expect a silicon transistor for years.

Finally, the power diode losses - both on-state losses and switching losses - are examined in a converter circuit, including a comparison of silicon p-n diodes and 4H-SiC Schottky diodes ... which ...

MALVERN, PA — Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) has announced the launch of 16 new 650 V and 1200 V silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky diodes, designed for high-frequency applications where ...