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Why "substrate" is exposed through a "do not connect" pin at all?
I've were reading through MOC3041 opto-isolated triac when I noticed this part:
"Substrate". It's also repeated later on one page down further, but there's no explanation. I guess that might be the ...
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Connecting phototriac substrate to adjacent pins
For a regulatory exercise I am analyzing the result of a short fault between a phototriac's substrate (MOC3023) and its anodes (one at a time). The datasheet warns ...
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Why does a triac trigger with gate current in either direction?
I've been coming up to speed on thyristors, and triacs in particular. I've found detailed material on them a little hard to find, in particular on the device physics. Horowitz & Hill is silent on ...
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