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555 Timer Charge Pump Circuit Positive and Negative Charge Pump Circuit

In a previous article, I have shown you how you can build your own switched capacitor voltage converter circuit using the…

Guitar Distortion Pedal Circuit Build Your Own Guitar Distortion Pedal Circuit

Who does not like the rumbling tone of a distorted electric guitar? It is a key part of many important genres of music, especially in blues and…

RClamp0504FB - 4-Line, 5V TVS Diode Low Capacitance 5V TVS Diode from Semtech for ESD & EOS Protection in Sensitive IoT Devices

Semtech Corporation has announced the four-line, 5V RClamp0504FB TVS Diode as the latest addition to their Rclamp platform,…

High Performance 50mm and 60mm Thyristor/Diode Modules High Performance 50mm and 60mm Thyristor/Diode Modules for Drives and UPS applications

Infineon Technologies expands its product portfolio of thyristor/diode module with the new Prime Block 50mm modules which…

Diode Clamper Circuits Diode Clamper Circuits

Previously we learned about Clipper Circuits, which are used to clip off the positive or negative part of the Alternating…

Schottky Diode – Characteristics, Parameters and Applications Schottky Diode – Characteristics, Parameters and Applications

Diode is one of the basic components that are commonly used in electronic circuit designs, it can be commonly found in…

Diode Clipper Circuits Diode Clipper Circuits: Design & Demonstration

As the name suggests, Clipper circuit is used to “clip” a portion of input signal without distorting the remaining part of the…

Mains Power Supply Failure Alarm Circuit Mains Power Supply Failure Alarm Circuit

Although there are inverters and generators to immediately start the AC power supply whenever there is a power cut but sometime…

Charge Pump Circuit- Getting Higher Voltage from Low Voltage Source Charge Pump Circuit - Getting Higher Voltage from Low Voltage Source

The situation is simple – you have a low voltage supply rail, say 3.3V, and you want to power something that needs 5V. This is…

Simple Curve Tracer Circuit Simple Curve Tracer Circuit: Tracing the Curve for Resistor, Diode and Transistor

Most of electronics deals with Tracing Curves, be it the characteristic transfer curve for a feedback loop, a resistor’s…