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Optical diode invented by Jun-Ichi Nishizawa
A PIN diode is a diode with a wide, undoped intrinsic semiconductor region between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor region. The p-type
PIN_diode
Two-terminal electronic component
p–n diodes found in CMOS integrated circuits, which include two diodes per pin and many other internal diodes. Avalanche diodes These are diodes that
Diode
Converts light into current
spectrometers. A photodiode is a PIN structure or p–n junction. When a photon of sufficient energy strikes the diode, it creates an electron–hole pair
Photodiode
Type of diode
A varicap diode, varactor diode, variable capacitance diode, variable reactance diode or tuning diode is a type of diode designed to exploit the voltage-dependent
Varicap
Diode that allows current to flow in the reverse direction at a specific voltage
A Zener diode is a type of diode designed to exploit the Zener effect to affect electric current to flow against the normal direction from anode to cathode
Zener_diode
Semiconductor laser
laser diode (LD, also injection laser diode or ILD or semiconductor laser or diode laser) is a semiconductor device similar to a light-emitting diode in
Laser_diode
Semiconductor diode producing short impulses
electronics, a step recovery diode (SRD, snap-off diode or charge-storage diode or memory varactor) is a semiconductor junction diode with the ability to generate
Step_recovery_diode
Semiconductor diode
Schottky diode (named after the German physicist Walter Schottky), also known as Schottky barrier diode or hot-carrier diode, is a semiconductor diode formed
Schottky_diode
Two-terminal electronic component that limits current to a specified maximum
constant-current diode is an electronic device that limits current to a maximal specified value for the device. It is known as a current-limiting diode (CLD) or
Constant-current_diode
Semiconductor light source
A light-emitting diode (LED) is an electronic component that uses a semiconductor to emit light when current flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor
Light-emitting_diode
Electronic component
A transient-voltage-suppression (TVS) diode, also transil, transorb or thyrector, is an electronic component used to protect electronics from voltage
Transient-voltage-suppression diode
Transient-voltage-suppression_diode
Amateur radio transceiver
low-pass filter to a PIN-diode. In rx mode, these are turned off. The rx signal then passes through a DAN235U; this is a dual diode, and when in UHF rx
Yaesu_FT-817
Diode that works using quantum tunneling
A tunnel diode or Esaki diode is a type of semiconductor diode that has effectively "negative resistance" due to the quantum mechanical effect called
Tunnel_diode
Type of diode
In electronics, an avalanche diode is a diode (made from silicon or other semiconductor) that is designed to experience avalanche breakdown at a specified
Avalanche_diode
Pictogram used to represent various electrical and electronic devices or functions
MOSFET Enhancement mode, P‑channel MOSFET Vacuum tube diode Vacuum tube triode Vacuum tube tetrode (pin letters not part of symbol) Vacuum tube pentode For
Electronic_symbol
Diode that emits light from an organic compound
organic light-emitting diode (OLED), also known as organic electroluminescent (organic EL) diode, is a type of light-emitting diode (LED) in which the emissive
OLED
Discrete device in an electronic system
behaviors. Diode, rectifier, diode bridge Schottky diode (hot carrier diode) – super fast diode with lower forward voltage drop Zener diode – allows current
Electronic_component
Type of high-power semiconductor diode
An IMPATT diode (impact ionization avalanche transit-time diode) is a form of high-power semiconductor diode used in high-frequency microwave electronics
IMPATT_diode
Type of transistor
incorporate a body diode. If the characteristics of the body diode are not taken into consideration, the FET can experience slow body diode behavior, where
Field-effect_transistor
Hole accumulation diode (HAD) is an electronic noise reduction device in a charge-coupled device (CCD) or CMOS imaging sensor, patented by the Sony Corporation
Hole_accumulation_diode
Solid-state electrically operated switch also used as an amplifier
barrier diode, commonly known as a Schottky diode. This is included in the table because some silicon power IGFETs have a parasitic reverse Schottky diode formed
Transistor
electronic circuits from overvoltage. Unlike a transient voltage suppression diodes, such as Transil, Trisil acts as a crowbar device, switching on when the
Trisil
Device that controls current between electrodes
General Electric Compactron which has 12 pins. A typical example, the 6AG11, contains two triodes and two diodes. Some otherwise conventional tubes do not
Vacuum_tube
MOSFET that can handle significant power levels
connections. When in the off-state, the power MOSFET is equivalent to a PIN diode (constituted by the P+ diffusion, the N− epitaxial layer and the N+ substrate)
Power_MOSFET
Form of diode
A Gunn diode, also known as a transferred electron device (TED), is a form of diode, a two-terminal semiconductor electronic component, with negative differential
Gunn_diode
Solid-state photodetector
A single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD), also called Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode (G-APD or GM-APD) is a solid-state photodetector within the same
Single-photon_avalanche_diode
Vacuum tube used to display images
by the German physicist Ferdinand Braun in 1897. It was a cold-cathode diode, a modification of the Crookes tube with a phosphor-coated screen. Braun
Cathode_ray_tube
DC-to-DC power converter with an output voltage greater than its input voltage
switched-mode power supply (SMPS) containing at least two semiconductors, a diode and a transistor, and at least one energy storage element: a capacitor,
Boost_converter
Connector used to connect to mains power
pin). Many sockets have a third receptacle or pin for a safety connection to earth ground. The plug is a male connector, usually with protruding pins
AC_power_plugs_and_sockets
Electronic component that exploits the electronic properties of semiconductor materials
DIAC Diode (rectifier diode) Gunn diode IMPATT diode Laser diode Light-emitting diode (LED) Photocell Phototransistor PIN diode Schottky diode Solar
Semiconductor_device
Type of electrical current converter
using a diode and a switch. A non-isolated Ćuk converter comprises two inductors, two capacitors, a switch (usually a transistor), and a diode. Its schematic
Ćuk_converter
DC-DC voltage step-down power converter
contain at least two semiconductors (a diode and a transistor, although modern buck converters frequently replace the diode with a second transistor used for
Buck_converter
Late vacuum tube design designed to compete with transistors
are: Pin 2 - Plate/anode Pin 4 - Grid Pin 8 - Cathode Pins 10 and 12 - Heater Base 12AS is the tetrode layout. The connections are: Pin 2 - Grid 2 Pin 4
Nuvistor
Transistor that uses both electrons and holes as charge carriers
of as two diodes (p–n junctions) sharing a common region that minority carriers can move through. A PNP BJT will function like two diodes that share
Bipolar_junction_transistor
First successful type of transistor, developed in 1947
a plastic triangle—a configuration which is essentially a point-contact diode. He then carefully sliced through the gold at the tip of the triangle. This
Point-contact_transistor
diode triode is a type of electronic vacuum tube once widely used in radio receivers. The tube has a triode for amplification, along with two diodes,
Double_diode_triode
Electrical device that converts AC to DC
including vacuum tube diodes, wet chemical cells, mercury-arc valves, stacks of copper and selenium oxide plates, semiconductor diodes, silicon-controlled
Rectifier
Type of DC-to-DC converter
circuit (if, for example, the supply is a battery) because the supply and diode polarity can simply be reversed. When they can be reversed, the switch can
Buck–boost_converter
Electrical safety device that provides overcurrent protection
Other fuses have other indication methods including: Indicating pin or striker pin — extends out of the fuse cap when the element is blown. Indicating
Fuse_(electrical)
centre pin is the same diameter as the centre of RG402 Coax so that connections to that cable can be made with no discontinuity, forming the pin from the
List_of_RF_connector_types
Array of logic gates that are reprogrammable
is a programmable slew rate on each output pin. This allows the user to set low rates on lightly loaded pins that would otherwise ring or couple unacceptably
Field-programmable_gate_array
Electronic circuits that utilize digital signals
tubes, ran cooler, and used less power, but had a very low fan-out of 3. Diode–transistor logic improved the fan-out up to about 7, and reduced the power
Digital_electronics
Type of diode
The DIAC (diode for alternating current) is a diode that conducts electrical current only after its breakover voltage, VBO, has been reached momentarily
DIAC
Four-layer solid-state current-controlling device
in the tens of volts. ASCRs are used where either a reverse conducting diode is applied in parallel (for example, in voltage-source inverters) or where
Silicon_controlled_rectifier
Emission of secondary X-rays from a material excited by high-energy X-rays
above. Proportional counters or various types of solid-state detectors (PIN diode, Si(Li), Ge(Li), silicon drift detector SDD) are used. They all share
X-ray_fluorescence
used for local measurements. On a laminar semiconductor, a so-called PIN diode is exposed to a tiny spot of light. This exposure causes a change in local
Position_sensitive_device
Type of magnetometer
Light-emitting diode (LED) Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) Photodiode PIN diode p–n diode Tunnel diode Avalanche photodiode (APD) Solar cell Multi-junction
SQUID
Device used in television cameras
initial photoconductor used was selenium, other targets—including silicon diode arrays—have been used. Vidicons with these targets are known as Si-vidicons
Video_camera_tube
Technology for constructing integrated circuits
wells and substrate (for e.g., n-well vs. p-substrate). In modern process diode leakage is very small compared to sub threshold and tunnelling currents
CMOS
Form of transistor that emits light
form of transistor that emits light. Higher efficiency than light-emitting diode (LED) is possible.[citation needed] Reported in the January 5, 2004 issue
Light-emitting_transistor
In semiconductor devices, a backward diode (also called back diode) is a variation on a Zener diode or tunnel diode having a better conduction for small
Backward_diode
Semiconductor device
holding current). Thus, a thyristor behaves like a normal semiconductor diode after it is turned on, or fired. The GTO can be turned on by a gate signal
Gate_turn-off_thyristor
Electronic component
non-ohmic current–voltage characteristic that is similar to that of a diode. Unlike a diode however, it has the same characteristic for both directions of traversing
Varistor
Devices that measure magnetic field strength using the Hall effect
normally require at least three pins (for power, ground, and output). However, two-wire ICs only use a power and ground pin, and instead communicate data
Hall-effect_sensor
Type of display device
technologies that use color filters, such as blue/UV organic light-emitting diode (OLED), MicroLED, or QNED display panels. QD-OLED displays, which use blue
Quantum_dot_display
Central computer component that executes instructions
Light-emitting diode (LED) Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) Photodiode PIN diode p–n diode Tunnel diode Avalanche photodiode (APD) Solar cell Multi-junction
Central_processing_unit
Device that prevents a transistor from saturating
A Schottky transistor is a combination of a transistor and a Schottky diode that prevents the transistor from saturating by diverting the excessive input
Schottky_transistor
Overview of and topical guide to semiconductors
Discrete device Diode Avalanche diode Laser diode Light-emitting diode PIN diode Photodiode Schottky diode Tunnel diode Varicap Zener diode Transistor Bipolar
Outline_of_semiconductors
Type of resistor whose resistance varies with temperature
styles, such as axial-leaded glass-encapsulated (DO-35, DO-34 and DO-41 diodes), glass-coated chips, epoxy-coated with bare or insulated lead wire and
Thermistor
"crystal" mixer diodes, used in radar units as a frequency mixer element in microwave radar receivers. A parallel project on germanium diodes at Purdue University
History_of_the_transistor
Type of solid-state switch
semiconductor device which can be thought of as a highly robust and switchable diode, allowing the passage of current in one direction but not the other, often
Thyristor
Integrated circuit customized for a specific task
1967, Fairchild Semiconductor introduced the Micromatrix family of bipolar diode–transistor logic (DTL) and transistor–transistor logic (TTL) arrays. Complementary
Application-specific integrated circuit
Application-specific_integrated_circuit
Device for generating microwaves
the electrodes. With no magnetic field present, the tube operates as a diode, with electrons flowing directly from the cathode to the anode. In the presence
Cavity_magnetron
DC linear voltage regulator
Light-emitting diode (LED) Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) Photodiode PIN diode p–n diode Tunnel diode Avalanche photodiode (APD) Solar cell Multi-junction
Low-dropout_regulator
Tunneling diode
A resonant-tunneling diode (RTD) is a diode with a resonant-tunneling structure in which electrons can tunnel through some resonant states at certain energy
Resonant_tunneling_diode
Type of solid state switch
diodes have a significantly higher performance than the body diode of a MOSFET. The reverse bias rating of the N-drift region to collector P+ diode is
Insulated-gate bipolar transistor
Insulated-gate_bipolar_transistor
Power semiconductor electronic device
in the tens of volts. A-IGCTs are used where either a reverse conducting diode is applied in parallel (for example, in voltage source inverters) or where
Integrated gate-commutated thyristor
Integrated_gate-commutated_thyristor
Electronic component
operate until the fuse is replaced. Positive temperature coefficient Zener diode U.S. Patent 2258958.: "Conductive device", filed 13 Jul 1939, retrieved
Resettable_fuse
Device for producing coherent EM waves in the sub-visible spectrum
Light-emitting diode (LED) Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) Photodiode PIN diode p–n diode Tunnel diode Avalanche photodiode (APD) Solar cell Multi-junction
Maser
capable of measuring the deposited energy of the particle in silicon PIN diode and also the flux of particles. The measured data output is then a time
Liulin_type_instruments
Practical physics application
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) produce light (or infrared radiation) by the recombination of electrons and electron holes in a semiconductor, a process called
Light-emitting_diode_physics
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up PIN, pin, Pin, pín, pìn, pîn, pīn, pǐn, or piņ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A pin is a device used for fastening objects or material together
Pin_(disambiguation)
Sensors of light or other electromagnetic energy
producing a photocurrent. Photodiodes can be further categorized into: a. PIN Photodiodes: These photodiodes have an additional intrinsic (I) region between
Photodetector
Electronic circuit formed on a small, flat piece of semiconductor material
resin. In the 1980s, the pin count of VLSI circuits exceeded the practical limit of DIP packaging, leading to the adoption of pin grid array (PGA) and leadless
Integrated_circuit
System designed to maintain a constant voltage
forward-biased diode (or series of diodes), forming a voltage divider of sorts. Due to the logarithmic shape of diode V-I curves, the voltage across the diode changes
Voltage_regulator
Electronic reconfiguration can be achieved by several possible methods. PIN diodes can be used to enable fast phase reconfiguration with an insertion loss
Transmitarray_antenna
Electrical device
The voltage drop and switching time of diode D1 is critical to a SEPIC's reliability and efficiency. The diode's switching time needs to be extremely fast
Single-ended primary-inductor converter
Single-ended_primary-inductor_converter
Type of transistor
(E) and two bases (B1 and B2) and so is sometimes known a "double-base diode". The base is formed by a lightly doped n-type bar of silicon. Two ohmic
Unijunction_transistor
Highly sensitive semiconductor electronic device
highly sensitive type of photodiode, which in general are semiconductor diodes that convert light into electricity via the photovoltaic effect. APDs use
Avalanche_photodiode
Electronic device/component that increases the strength of a signal
unwanted oscillation. Also, the use of fixed diode bias as shown here can cause problems if the diodes are not both electrically and thermally matched
Amplifier
Japanese physicist (1926–2018)
is known for his electronic inventions since the 1950s, including the PIN diode, static induction transistor, static induction thyristor, SIT/SITh. His
Jun-ichi_Nishizawa
Electronic numeric display device
Nixie tubes. Nixie tubes were superseded in the 1970s by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and vacuum fluorescent displays (VFDs), often in the form of seven-segment
Nixie_tube
Light dependent resistor
light source may be a small incandescent or neon lamp, or light-emitting diode. Popularity has waned, but they are still used in audio applications, such
Photoresistor
Gas-filled tube, electrical switch, rectifier
6D4, found an additional use as a potent noise source, when operated as a diode (grid tied to cathode) in a transverse magnetic field. Sufficiently filtered
Thyratron
Holder and connection for electrical lamps
9 mm (0.35433 in) pin spacing G12 – 12 mm (0.47244 in) pin spacing Medium bi-pin is used on each end of a T12 fluorescent lamp Mini bi-pin is used with MR16
Lightbulb_socket
A LR-Diode circuit exhibits non-linear behavior and demonstrates chaotic behavior. By adjusting the amplitude of the driving frequency one can see period
Lr-diode
Method for producing electronic circuits
because it has either smaller leads or no leads at all. It may have short pins or leads of various styles, flat contacts, a matrix of solder balls (BGAs)
Surface-mount_technology
Metal–insulator–metal (MIM) diode is a type of nonlinear device very similar to a semiconductor diode and capable of very fast operation. Depending on
Metal–insulator–metal_diode
Temperature control system
This is moved to the right for a higher temperature. The round indicator pin in the center of the second slot shows through a numbered slot in the outer
Thermostat
Type of field-effect transistor
P–N junction formed between the channel and the gate. As with an ordinary diode, the arrow points from P to N, the direction of conventional current when
JFET
Geometric diodes, also known as morphological diodes, use the shape of their structure and ballistic / quasi-ballistic electron transport to create diode behavior
Geometric_diode
Passive electronic component providing electrical resistance
Light-emitting diode (LED) Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) Photodiode PIN diode p–n diode Tunnel diode Avalanche photodiode (APD) Solar cell Multi-junction
Resistor
Type of resistor, usually with three terminals
versus the measured value of the pot's tap (wiper or electrical output) pin. Potentiometers were formerly used to control picture brightness, contrast
Potentiometer
Vacuum tube which generates high-frequency radio waves
Light-emitting diode (LED) Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) Photodiode PIN diode p–n diode Tunnel diode Avalanche photodiode (APD) Solar cell Multi-junction
Gyrotron
Electronic oscillator circuit
adjustable ("pullable") by modifying the attached capacitances. A varactor, a diode with capacitance depending on applied voltage, is often used in voltage-controlled
Crystal_oscillator
Short-range wireless standard
LED, a computer-controlled pin is turned on and off at the right time. Cross-talk from the LED to the receiving PIN diode is extreme, so the protocol
IrDA
Type of field-effect transistor
the electrons supplied by donors in the AlGaAs layer are insufficient to pin the layer. As a result, band bending is moving upward and the two-dimensional
High-electron-mobility transistor
High-electron-mobility_transistor
Semiconductor device with variable capacitance
a variable capacitance with voltage bias, similar to a varactor diode. Unlike a diode, it has an anti-symmetric current-voltage relationship and a symmetric
Heterostructure barrier varactor
Heterostructure_barrier_varactor
Type of field-effect transistor
connection. Some symbols will also explicitly show the MOSFET's intrinsic body diode along an outer (and sometimes dotted, as may be done for parasitic elements)
MOSFET
Early type of semiconductor rectifier
rectifier is related to modern semiconductor rectifiers (Schottky diodes and p–n diodes), but somewhat more complex. Both selenium and copper oxide are
Metal_rectifier
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Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from Middle English pine, Old French pin, a topographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous pine tree or in a pine forest. It may also be a Norman habitational name from any of various places named with this word, such as Le Pin in Calvados; in other cases it may originally have been a nickname for a tall man, one thought to resemble a pine tree.German : variant spelling of Peine.
Male
English
Pet form of English Philip, PIP means "lover of horses."
Female
English
English short form of Latin Penelope, PEN means "weaver of cunning."
Female
Japanese
(欽) Japanese unisex name KIN means "gold."
Male
Spanish
 Italian and Spanish name derived from the word pino, PINO means "pine tree." Compare with another form of Pino.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : metonymic occupational name for a maker of pins or pegs, from Middle English pin, Middle Low German pin(ne) ‘pin’, ‘peg’. In some cases the German name was an metonymic occupational name for a shoemaker.English (Devon) : from Middle English pinne ‘hill’ (Old English penn), a topographic name or a habitational name from a place named with this word, e.g. Pinn, Pinn Court Farm, or Pin Hill Farm, all in Devon.
Male
English
Short form of English Winfred and Winifred, both WIN means "holy reconciliation," and other names beginning with Win-.Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Penn.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a clerk or penman, from Dutch pen ‘pen’.Cambodian : unexplained.
Male
French
Old French name, possibly derived from the word pepin/pipin, PÉPIN means "seed of a fruit."
Male
English
Short form of English Vincent, VIN means "conquering."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname, possibly for a small person, from Middle English pink, penk ‘minnow’ (Old English pinc).English (southeastern) : variant of Pinch.Variant spelling of German Pinck, an indirect occupational name for a blacksmith, an onomatopoeic word imitating the sound of hammering which was perceived as pink(e)pank.German (of Slavic origin) : from a diminutive of Sorbian pien ‘log’, ‘tree stump’, hence probably a nickname for a solid or stubby person.
Female
Welsh
 Variant spelling of Welsh Linn, LIN means "lake" or "waterfall." Compare with another form of Lin.
Male
Italian
Italian and Portuguese form of Latin Pius, PIO means "pious."
Female
Japanese
(凛) Japanese name RIN means "cold, dignified, severe."Â
Boy/Male
British, Dutch, English, Greek
From the Pit
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Chinese : see Pan 2.
Male
Greek
(Πάν) Greek name derived from the word pa-on, PAN means "herdsman." In mythology, this is the name of a god of shepherds and flocks, who had the horns, hindquarters and legs of a goat.
Male
Babylonian
, I trust in Sin!
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.Chinese : see Pan.
Girl/Female
Greek
Bobbin. Penelope was the faithful wife of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey.
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