Thyristors are a semiconductor device with an S-shaped current-voltage characteristic. They are a kind of managed keys with a state memory that are turned on when a control signal is applied to the ...

Once the thyristor starts to conduct, current continues to flow until the voltage between the anode and cathode pins is reduced to zero. Figure caption, A thyristor with gate (G) anode (A ...

Physicists in Japan have made a thyristor -- a device that can convert a direct current into an alternating current -- from a single crystal of organic material. In addition to practical applications, ...