Related Topics 22.2 Diodes.30.1 Power Semiconductor Devices References R.G. Hoft, Semiconductor power electronics, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. 1986. J.G. Kassakian, M.E. Schlecht, and G.C. Verghese, Principles of Power Electronics, Reading, Mass.: Addison K.G. McKay, Avalanche breakdown in silicon, "Physical Review, voL 94, P. 877, 1954 A.G. Milnes, Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Electronics, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1980 J.L. Moll, Physics of Semiconductors, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964 N.F. Mott, Note on the contact between a metal and an insulator or semiconductor, Proc. Cambridge philos. Soc,vol.34,p.568,1938 W. Schottky,"Halbleitertheorie der Sperrschicht, " Naturwissenschaften, vol 26, P. 843, 1938 W. Shockley, The theory of p-n junctions in semiconductors and p-n junction transistors, "Bell System Tech Jvol.28,p.435,1949 Further information A good introduction to solid-state electronic devices with a minimum of mathematics and physics is Solid State Electronic Devices, 3rd edition, by B.G. Streetman, Prentice-Hall, 1989. A rigorous and more detailed discussion is provided in Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 2nd edition, by S M. Sze, John Wiley Sons, 1981. Both of these books discuss many specialized diode structures as well as other semiconductor devices. Advanced material on the most recent developments in semiconductor devices, including diodes, can be found in technical journals such as the IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Solid State Electronics, and Journal of Applied Physics. a good summary of advanced rectifier topologies and characteristics is given in Basic Principles of Power Electronics by K. Heumann, Springer-Verlag, 1986. Advanced material on rectifier designs as well as other power electronics circuits can be found in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, and the EPE Journal. Two good industry magazines that cover power devices such as diodes and power converter circuitry are Power Control and Intelligent Motion(PCIM) and Power Technics. 5.2 Limiters Theodore F. Bogart, r Limiters are named for their ability to limit voltage excursions at the output of a circuit whose input may undergo unrestricted variations. They are also called clipping circuits because waveforms having rounded peaks that exceed the limit(s)imposed by such circuits appear, after limiting, to have their peaks flattened, or"clipped off. Limiters may be designed to clip positive voltages at a certain level, negative voltages at a different level, or to do both. The simplest types consist simply of diodes and dc voltage sources, while more elaborate designs incorporate operational amplifiers Limiting Circuits Figure 5.9 shows how the transfer characteristics of limiting circuits reflect the fact that outputs are clipped at certain levels In each of the examples shown, note that the characteristic becomes horizontal at the outpr level where clipping occurs. The horizontal line means that the output remains constant regardless of the input level in that region. Outside of the clipping region, the transfer characteristic is simply a line whose slope equals Excerpted from T. Bogart, Jr, Electronic Devices and Circuits, 3rd ed, Columbus, Ohio: Macmillan/Merrill, 1993, Pp. 689-697. with permission e 2000 by CRC Press LLC© 2000 by CRC Press LLC Related Topics 22.2 Diodes • 30.1 Power Semiconductor Devices References R.G. Hoft, Semiconductor Power Electronics, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1986. J.G. Kassakian, M.F. Schlecht, and G.C. Verghese, Principles of Power Electronics, Reading, Mass.: Addison￾Wesley, 1991. K.G. McKay, “Avalanche breakdown in silicon,” Physical Review, vol. 94, p. 877, 1954. A.G. Milnes, Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Electronics, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1980. J.L. Moll, Physics of Semiconductors, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1964. N.F. Mott, “Note on the contact between a metal and an insulator or semiconductor,” Proc. Cambridge Philos. Soc., vol. 34, p. 568, 1938. W. Schottky, “Halbleitertheorie der Sperrschicht,” Naturwissenschaften, vol. 26, p. 843, 1938. W. Shockley, “The theory of p-n junctions in semiconductors and p-n junction transistors,” Bell System Tech. J., vol. 28, p. 435, 1949. Further Information A good introduction to solid-state electronic devices with a minimum of mathematics and physics is Solid State Electronic Devices, 3rd edition, by B.G. Streetman, Prentice-Hall, 1989. A rigorous and more detailed discussion is provided in Physics of Semiconductor Devices, 2nd edition, by S.M. Sze, John Wiley & Sons, 1981. Both of these books discuss many specialized diode structures as well as other semiconductor devices.Advanced material on the most recent developments in semiconductor devices, including diodes, can be found in technical journals such as the IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Solid State Electronics, and Journal of Applied Physics. A good summary of advanced rectifier topologies and characteristics is given in Basic Principles of Power Electronics by K. Heumann, Springer-Verlag, 1986. Advanced material on rectifier designs as well as other power electronics circuits can be found in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, and the EPE Journal. Two good industry magazines that cover power devices such as diodes and power converter circuitry are Power Control and Intelligent Motion (PCIM) and Power Technics. 5.2 Limiters1 Theodore F. Bogart, Jr. Limiters are named for their ability to limit voltage excursions at the output of a circuit whose input may undergo unrestricted variations. They are also called clipping circuits because waveforms having rounded peaks that exceed the limit(s) imposed by such circuits appear, after limiting, to have their peaks flattened, or “clipped” off. Limiters may be designed to clip positive voltages at a certain level, negative voltages at a different level, or to do both. The simplest types consist simply of diodes and dc voltage sources, while more elaborate designs incorporate operational amplifiers. Limiting Circuits Figure 5.9 shows how the transfer characteristics of limiting circuits reflect the fact that outputs are clipped at certain levels. In each of the examples shown, note that the characteristic becomes horizontal at the output level where clipping occurs. The horizontal line means that the output remains constant regardless of the input level in that region. Outside of the clipping region, the transfer characteristic is simply a line whose slope equals 1 Excerpted from T.F. Bogart, Jr., Electronic Devices and Circuits, 3rd ed., Columbus, Ohio:Macmillan/Merrill, 1993, pp. 689–697. With permission