Over on YouTube [Lockdown Electronics] reviews an old bit of kit known as the Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR). Invented in the 1950s the SCR is a type of thyristor and they were popular back in the ...

Integrated optoelectronic devices for control of silicon T centres. Credit: Nature Photonics (2025). Physicists in Canada have achieved a major step forward in the race to build practical quantum ...

A pioneering team of scientists at Simon Fraser University have created a new type of silicon-based quantum device controlled both optically and electrically. A pioneering team of scientists at Simon ...

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Silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs), also called thyristors, are semiconductor power devices with a four-layer three-way junction framework (PNPN). Because its intro in the 1950s, SCRs have been ...

Abstract: This paper investigates three Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) devices employing different shunting methods to enhance the holding voltage and prevent latch-up. The operating principles of ...

Astrodyne TDI introduces its digitally controlled test rectifier for cathodic protection. The device has a rating of up to 50 V and 50 A of maximum DC output. The Lightweight Test Rectifier is ...

This technical article gives you information on the advantages of Silicon Carbide Schottky Diodes over Silicon Rectifiers and how Silicon Rectifiers can compete with SiC Diodes. It also explains why ...