19 Jan
2010
19 Jan
'10
10:15 a.m.
On Tuesday 19 January 2010, Christian Corti wrote:
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Yes! It appears that some people on this list call a Triac a thyristor,
and it's in use elsewhere too:
http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_3/chpt_7/6.html
Sorry to spoil the fun,
Pat
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Both "thyristor" and "SCR"
are used in the U.S., but "SCR" is
easier to spell.
Maybe for you, but not for me ;-)
"Thyristor" is more of a generic term
that can include
TRIACs, DIACs, SIDACs, LASCRs, and all manner of other 4-layer
devices.
No! A thyristor is a semiconductor version of a thyratron. A triac is
something different and has *never* been called a thyristor even
though it may be seen as two anti-parallel thyristors (which is not
correct).