Power semiconductor devices can be classified based on their control of power, including controlled devices like thyristors that require a continuous gate signal to maintain conduction and uncontrolled devices like diodes that conduct naturally based on voltage polarity. Power diodes have a P-N junction construction with a P-type layer joined to an N-type layer to allow current flow in one direction only. The layer diagram of a power diode shows the P and N-type semiconductor material layers and how a voltage is applied.
Power semiconductor devices can be classified based on their control of power, including controlled devices like thyristors that require a continuous gate signal to maintain conduction and uncontrolled devices like diodes that conduct naturally based on voltage polarity. Power diodes have a P-N junction construction with a P-type layer joined to an N-type layer to allow current flow in one direction only. The layer diagram of a power diode shows the P and N-type semiconductor material layers and how a voltage is applied.
Power semiconductor devices can be classified based on their control of power, including controlled devices like thyristors that require a continuous gate signal to maintain conduction and uncontrolled devices like diodes that conduct naturally based on voltage polarity. Power diodes have a P-N junction construction with a P-type layer joined to an N-type layer to allow current flow in one direction only. The layer diagram of a power diode shows the P and N-type semiconductor material layers and how a voltage is applied.