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- A varactor diode is a diode whose capacitance can be varied by changing the reverse bias voltage, making it useful for applications like tuning circuits. - It functions by creating a depletion region between a p-n junction when reverse biased, and the width of this region determines the capacitance. Wider depletion means lower capacitance. - Commercially, varactor diodes provide a capacitance that can be varied over a range of 20-80pF by adjusting the reverse bias from 0 to -12V. Their equivalent circuit includes a voltage dependent capacitance CT in parallel with a small resistance and inductance.

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Varactor Diode: Report by

- A varactor diode is a diode whose capacitance can be varied by changing the reverse bias voltage, making it useful for applications like tuning circuits. - It functions by creating a depletion region between a p-n junction when reverse biased, and the width of this region determines the capacitance. Wider depletion means lower capacitance. - Commercially, varactor diodes provide a capacitance that can be varied over a range of 20-80pF by adjusting the reverse bias from 0 to -12V. Their equivalent circuit includes a voltage dependent capacitance CT in parallel with a small resistance and inductance.

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Varactor Diode

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VARACTOR DIODE

-Also known as Varicap Diode


-Is a device whose reactance can be
varied in a controlled manner with a
bias voltage.
-It is a p-n junction with a special impurity
profile, and its capacitance variation is very
sensitive to reverse-biased voltage.
Continuation Varactor Diode

-Are widely used in parametric


amplification, harmonic generation,
mixing, detection, and voltage-
variable tuning…
-It was established that there is a region of
uncovered charge on either side of the
junction that together the regions makes up
the duplication region and define the
depletion width Wd.
The transmission capacitance (Ct) established by
the isolated uncovered charges is determined by

A
CT=  ______
Wd
Where  is the permitivity of the semiconductor
materials, A the p-n junction area and Wd the
depletion width.
The characteristics of a typical commercially
available varicap diode.

C(pF)
C(0)
80

60

40

20

-2 -4 -6 -8 -10 -12 -14 VR(V)


0

(VR = applied reverse bias)


In terms of the applied reversed bias, the transition
capacitance is given approximately

K
CT =
(VT + VR)n
Where
K = constant determined by the semiconductor material
and construction technique
VT = knee potential
VR = magnitude of the applied reverse-bias potential
n = ½ for alloy junctions and ½ for
diffused junction
In terms of the capacitance at the zero-bias
condition C(0), the capacitance as a function
of VR.

C(0)
CT(VR) =
(1 + |VR/VT|)n
The symbols most commonly used for the varactor
diode and a first approximation for its equivalent
circuit in the reverse-bias region.

CT = f (VR)

Rs RR  1MΩ LS
(0.1 - 12Ω) (1 – 5nH)
This is an Example of Varactor Diode
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