Diodes whose reverse-breakdown characteristics are controlled precisely during manufacture are called as Zener diodes and are intended specifically for operation in the reverse breakdown mode ...

But there are still cases where they are useful. For example as part of a voltage reference circuit, since they can be reasonably accurate if the load current is constant.

This Design Idea describes a versatile test circuit for zener diodes after yet another misread zener diode had infiltrated the ranks of 1N4148 diodes assembled on a pc board. As a bonus, the circuit ...

Zener diodes are critical to the semiconductor industry as they provide essential functions such as voltage regulation, overvoltage protection, signal conditioning, and power supply stabilization, ...