| 11. | Schottky diodes are commonly used in Dickson multipliers for their low forward voltage drop, amongst other reasons.
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| 12. | Typically, the forward voltage of an LED is between 1.8 to 3.3 volts.
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| 13. | During turn off, the forward voltage of the device must be limited until the current tails off.
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| 14. | The voltage across the inductor will merely be a function of the forward voltage drop of the flyback diode.
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| 15. | When an electrical forward voltage is applied an injection current across the active region of the SLED is generated.
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| 16. | However, during the forward half-cycle the voltage will be limited by the forward voltage of the diode.
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| 17. | Devices such as diodes conduct when a forward voltage is applied and have no external control of the start of conduction.
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| 18. | In summary, current injection technique makes it possible to use devices with low forward voltage drop for high frequency applications.
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| 19. | While higher reverse voltages are achievable, they would present a higher forward voltage, comparable to other types of standard diodes.
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| 20. | Typically the specification will primarily provide a maximum forward voltage drop at one or more forward currents and a reverse leakage current.
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