clipper

• Clipper is a circuit that removes the

portion of input waveform
• four types-positive clipper, negative
clipper, biased clipper and combinational
clipper
• Positive clipper removes removes
positive half of input waveform
Positive clipper
 Positive clipper
• During positive half cycle diode is reverse
biased and no current flows and no
output
• During negative half cycle diode is
forward biased and current flows and
there is output.
• Removes positive portion of waveform
Negative clipper
 Negative clipper
• During positive half cycle diode is
forward biased and current flows and
there is output
• During negative half cycle diode is
reverse biased and no current flows and
no output.
• Removes negative portion of waveform