Littelfuse, Inc., the global leader in circuit protection, today introduced a series of 40A standard high-temperature silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) thyristors that are ideal for use as switches ...

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 ...

An SCR topology transmogrifies into BJT two-wire precision current source with a self-resetting fault-current limiter.

Littelfuse has introduced a series of 16A SCR switching thyristors for electric vehicle on-board charge (EVOBC) applications. S8016xA Series SCR Switching Thyristors can handle Level 1 charging up to ...

Littelfuse says it can supply a silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) thyristor circuit protection device with a junction temperature of 150°C in a surface-mount package. The SJ series thyristors have a ...

A gate turn-off switch, also known as a gate-controlled switch (GCS) or gate turn-off thyristor (GTO), is similar to an SCR but can be turned off by a negative signal on the gate terminal. GTOs ...

Crowbar circuits have long been the go-to safeguard against overvoltage conditions, prized for their simplicity and ...

This month’s product focus highlights several products in the components family—supporting actors and directors in the controlled flow of electrons in circuits—challenging quality, durability, and ...

TDK Corporation presents the new EPCOS TSM-LC-N690 thyristor module for power factor correction (PFC) with an expanded operating voltage range up to 690 V AC. May 12, 2015 TDK Corporation presents the ...