Over on YouTube [Lockdown Electronics] reviews an old bit of kit known as the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR). Invented in the 1950s the SCR is a type of thyristor and they were popular back in the ...

Over on YouTube [Lockdown Electronics] reviews an old bit of kit known as the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR). Invented in the 1950s the SCR is a type of thyristor and they were popular back in ...

The Q-Series rectifier family from Qspeed Semiconductor has the lowest reverse-recovery-charge (QRR) and the best softness factor of any commercially available high-speed silicon rectifier, according ...

Newly released 600 V H-Series power factor correction (PFC) rectifiers from Qspeed Semiconductor have even lower reverse recovery charge, reportedly providing the highest switching efficiency of any ...

This technical article gives you information on the advantages of Silicon Carbide Schottky Diodes over Silicon Rectifiers and how Silicon Rectifiers can compete with SiC Diodes. It also explains why ...

Power semiconductors and reactive components (capacitors and inductors) are found inside most of today’s electrically powered equipment. Their normal operation produces two unwanted side effects on ...

FLOWN over here by the, International Rectifier Co. (Great Britain) Ltd. for display at the exhibition is one of the largest silicon rectifier stacks, in existence, pictured above. So, 64 years ago, ...