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Discovery brings nanoscale thermal switches needed for next-gen computing

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Researchers working on an Army project developed nanoscale thermal switches that are key to thermal management of nanoscale devices, refrigeration, data storage, ...
EDN

Design a PIN diode switch for high-linearity applications

PIN diodes are ideal for transmit-receive (TR) switches because of a favorable blend of cost, size, and switching speed. Although the PIN diode in the transmit (Tx) arm can be connected as either ...
Physics World

Thermal diodes bridge the gap

Lab member Mojtaba Edalatpour shows the thermal diode developed by Boreyko's team. Credit: Virginia Tech Electronic devices are hard to keep cool. Mechanical fans suck up energy. Heat sinks add ...
New Atlas

Thermal diode could lead to space-faring computers that run on heat instead of electricity

Electronic systems don't work well in heat – which is a problem, because apart from a few exceptions, heat is a normal byproduct of electricity. Researchers have now developed a thermal diode: a ...
Electronic Design

Make the Switch from Discrete to Integrated Load Switches, Ideal Diodes, and eFuses

How to replace MOSFETs with load switches, and the impact of on-resistance. Swapping out diodes with ideal diodes, and the use of ideal-diode controllers. Why replacing fuses and resettable fuses with ...
Nature

A photon thermal diode

A thermal diode is a two-terminal nonlinear device that rectifies energy carriers (for example, photons, phonons and electrons) in the thermal domain, the heat transfer analogue to the familiar ...
Business Wire

PCI Express 3.0 Packet Switch From Diodes Incorporated Offers Design Flexibility and Advanced Power Management

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD) has announced the PI7C9X3G816GP, a PCIe ® 3.0 packet switch that supports 16-lane operation in flexible 2-port, 3-port, 4-port, 5-port ...
Business Wire

32-Lane PCIe 3.0 Packet Switch from Diodes Incorporated Addresses Fan-Out and Multi-Host Connectivity

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diodes Incorporated (Diodes) (Nasdaq: DIOD) today announced the introduction of a PCIe ® 3.0 packet switch IC. DIODES™ PI7C9X3G1632GP provides flexible multi-port and ...
Hackaday

Diodes: The Switch You Never Knew You Had

When looking across the discrete components in your electronic armory, it is easy to overlook the humble diode. After all, one can be forgiven for the conclusion that the everyday version of this ...
EDN

RF Fundamentals: Select PIN Diodes for microwave switch designs

Switches, digital and analog attenuators, and limiters each have unique functions that require proper device selection. The design difficulty lies within the parametric translation from diode ...
Nasdaq

PCIe 3.0 Packet Switch from Diodes Incorporated Offers Fan-Out and Multi-Host Capabilities

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Diodes Incorporated (Diodes) (Nasdaq: DIOD) is introducing its latest PCIe® 3.0 packet switch, the DIODES™ PI7C9X3G1224GP. A high-performance 12-port, 24-lane device, ...