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 the ...

Chromalox, Pittsburgh, recently released a revised edition of its SCR Power Theory Training Manual. The free, 40-page illustrated manual on silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) power controllers has ...

Although the silicon controlled rectifier or SCR has been around since 1957, it doesn’t get nearly the love an ordinary transistor does. That’s a shame because they are quite handy when it comes to ...

America Semiconductor announced the ASCT625A Series of (SCRs). The 25 A, single-phase SCRs are provided in a standard TO-220A package, and feature a high ability to withstand the shock loading of ...

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 ...

As electronic sub-systems play a significant role in the reliable and safe operation of the overall product, adding an overvoltage protection (OVP) circuit around the DC/DC step-down regulator may be ...