• DocumentCode
    930035
  • Title

    Independent control of temperature coefficient and breakdown voltage in Zener diodes

  • Author

    Culshaw, Brian

  • Author_Institution
    University College London, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, London, UK
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    1975
  • Firstpage
    499
  • Lastpage
    500
  • Abstract
    The temperature coefficient of the breakdown voltage of a Zener (voltage-reference) diode has become accepted as an implicit function of the breakdown voltage. The letter describes a simple technique whereby the temperature coefficient may be independently controlled by altering the doping profile. To illustrate the technique, design criteria for a silicon diode with a breakdown voltage of 20 V and a nominally zero temperature coefficient are derived.
  • Keywords
    Zener diodes; Si diode; Zener diodes; breakdown voltage; doping profile; independent control; temperature coefficient; zero temperature coefficient;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19750385
  • Filename
    4236911
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=930035