The diode can act as an input-power-controlled RF variable resistance to produce attenuation that is a function of the diode characteristics as well as the incident signal amplitude. The limiter ...

Devices called “PIN diodes” are commonly used as variable dynamic resistances in variable attenuators for RF and microwave applications. Driven to conduct such and so many milliamperes DC, they can ...

Experimental data and discussion are presented which show the desirability of using thick punch-through PIN diode for high-power limiting. The slower speed of response sets an upper limit on thickness ...

<p>A PIN diode is essentially a variable resistor. This white paper from Skyworks Solutions provides an introduction to the basic theory of variable resistance in PIN diodes as well as breakdown ...

The PIN diode switches offer a broad range of solutions in applications where fast switching and long lifetime are critical such as aerospace, defence / commercial RF, microwave, and millimetre-wave ...

A novel PIN diode concept is said to achieve 10 to 50 times better isolation than a typical PIN diode. The RF PIN diode as we know it today was invented by J. Nishizawa in 1950. Now, almost 70 ...

Instead, this counter uses a PIN photodiode and some carefully chosen operational amplifiers. The total cost of such a device is significantly cheaper than the alternative: under $1 for the diode ...

A diode-resistor network technique for simulating functions of any number of variables is described. The function is approximated by a polyhedron, or its N-dimensional equivalent, and this polyhedral ...

The lowly diode, a device with only two leads, can nonetheless do many things. Diodes can detect, rectify, suppress, emit light, detect light, change capacitance, emit microwaves and more. This wid… ...