Everyone loves a full-wave bridge rectifier, but there’s no denying that they aren’t 100% efficient due to the diode voltage drop. Which isn’t to say that with some effort we cannot create an ideal ...

Three trench Schottky rectifiers from Diodes deliver 2 A with low forward voltage drop in chip-scale packages that require just 0.84 mm 2 of PCB space. The SDT2U30CP3 (30 V/2 A), SDT2U40CP3 (40 V/2 A) ...

A major cause of losses in a conventional power supply using a 50/60-Hz transformer is the bridge rectifier. This article shows how to build a “greener” rectifier, substantially reducing losses by ...

A diode is a device that allows current to flow in one direction but not in the other. This ability makes diodes useful in many applications, including converting AC to DC, regulating voltages, and ...