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The document outlines a lecture on diodes including the ideal diode model, PN junction operation, small-signal operation, and applications such as rectifiers and limiters. Key topics are the IV characteristics of diodes, diode implementations of logic gates, and using diodes for rectification and limiting signals.

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Lecture4 1

The document outlines a lecture on diodes including the ideal diode model, PN junction operation, small-signal operation, and applications such as rectifiers and limiters. Key topics are the IV characteristics of diodes, diode implementations of logic gates, and using diodes for rectification and limiting signals.

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Lecture 4

OUTLINE
• Ideal diode
• PN junction as a diode
• Additional examples
• Small-signal operation
• Applications of diodes
- Rectifiers, Regulators, Limiter
Reading: Chapter 3.1-3.5

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OUTLINE
• Ideal diode
• PN junction as a diode
• Additional examples
• Small-signal operation
• Applications of diodes
- Rectifiers, Regulators, Limiter
Reading: Chapter 3.1-3.5

2
Ideal Diode

• In an ideal diode, if the voltage across it tends to exceed zero, current flows.
• It is analogous to a water pipe that allows water to flow in only one direction.

3
Diodes in Series

• Diodes cannot be connected in series randomly.


• For the circuits above, only a) can conduct current from A to C.

4
IV Characteristics of an Ideal Diode

• If the voltage across anode and cathode is greater than zero, the resistance of
an ideal diode is zero and any current determined by the value of load
resistance flows.
• However, if the voltage is less than zero, the resistance becomes infinite and
current is zero.

5
Anti-Parallel Ideal Diodes

• If two diodes are connected in anti-parallel, it acts as a short for all voltages.

6
Diode-Resistor Combination

• The IV characteristic of this diode-resistor combination is zero for negative


voltages and Ohm’s law for positive voltages.

7
Diode Implementation of OR Gate

• The circuit above shows an example of diode-implemented OR gate.


• Vout can only be either VA or VB, not both.

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Diode’s Application: Limiter (1)

• When Vin is less than zero, the diode opens, so Vout = Vin.
• When Vin is greater than zero, the diode shorts, so Vout = 0.
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Diode’s application: Limiter (2)

• The purpose of a limiter is to force the output to remain below certain value.
• In a), the addition of a 1 V battery forces the diode to turn on after V1 has
become greater than 1 V.
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Diode’s Application: Rectifier

• A rectifier is a device that passes positive-half cycle of a sinusoid and blocks the
negative half-cycle or vice versa.
• When Vin is greater than 0, diode shorts, so Vout = Vin; however, when Vin is less
than 0, diode opens, no current flows thru R1, Vout = IR1R1 = 0.
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