What we really want is an ideal diode with zero voltage drop. Sadly, such a thing does not exist; however, there is a type of diode with a lower voltage drop — the Schottky diode. What we really want ...

A single trench Schottky with improved performance replaces multiple planar diodes. Davide Chiola, International Rectifier, El Segundo, Calif. Planar Schottky diodes serve as output rectifiers and ...