May 2016 Updates

Authors:

Geoffrey Hunter

Published On:

May 31, 2016

Last Updated:

May 31, 2016

The TVS diode content from the Diodes page was moved to it’s own child page. Info on low-capacitance TVS diodes added to this page.

The internal schematic of a low-capacitance TVS diode, showing the forward-biased general purpose diode added in series to greatly reduce the total capacitance of the component.

Added sections to the PTC Type Thermistor page about PTC Thermistors vs. Fuses and how to calculate the triggered resistance.

Schematic symbol and designator for a PTC (positive-temperature co-efficient) thermistor.

New Voltage-To-Current Converters page under Electronics->Circuit Design.

A screenshot of the Howland current-source info on the Voltage-to-Current Converters page.