II. Changes Made Since Previous Versions
since v. 1.5
- A section on microwave PIN diodes was added.
since v. 1.6
- A bit was added to the APD section and the book section.
- A zener diode section was added.
- More information was added regarding noise diodes.
since v.1.7
- The FAQ was moved to a new server.
- A section on electron-emitting diodes was added.
since v.1.8
- Cosmetic and aesthetic changes, mostly.
since v.2.0
- Parts added to the noise diode, current-limiting diode, and transient suppressor sections.
- A page counter was added.
since v.2.1
- A link to the blue-greenlaser diode faq was added.
- More WWW hot-links added.
since v.2.2
- Links to Microsemi's home page and various app notes were added. In particular, links to their Schottky diode and transient voltage suppressor app notes were added.
since v.2.3
- More comments added to the noise diode section.
- More comments added to the backward diode section.
- Metelics and Micronetics added as manufacturers.
- A short section on wide bandgap diodes was added.
- Sections on PIN photodiodes and PIN silicon X-ray diodes were added.
since v.3.0
- Links added to some on-line papers.
- Piles o' links added to other semiconductor pages.
- Links added to newsgroups.
- Links added to SGS-Thomsom, National Semi, and Semitron.
- General Semiconductor was bought by General Instrument.
Since v.3.1
- Section added on silicon light emission.
Since v.3.2
- Sections added on photodiodes, LEDs, laser diodes, and GaAs PIN power diodes.
Since v.3.3
- Section added on organic LEDs.
Since v.3.4
- More photodiode info added.
- Microwave and RF diode fundamentals added (finally!).
- Blue-green-violet laser diode section greatly expanded.
- FAQ broken up into many pages, for easier loading
- Added a section on tracking down replacement parts
- More SRD info added
- Section added on wide-field step recovery diodes (WFSRDs)
- Section added on drift step recovery diodes (DSRDs)
- 'Semiconductors in the News' WWW link added
- Added more info to the noise diode section.
Since v.4.0
- Section added on "Vegetable Semiconductors"
- Section added on Resonant Tunneling Diodes
Since v.4.1
- Section added on modeling diodes
Since v.4.2
- Section added on carbon-germanium diodes
- Various and sundry updates
Since v.4.3
- Section added on protein diodes
- Added a few hyperlinks
Since v.4.4
- Updated tunnel diode section
- Added historical info
- updated some formatting