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Semiconductors are more than just processors and GPUs

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Re: Semiconductors are more than just processors and GPUs

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Yep! This is why solar panels typically have another diode wired in series with them, so they don't draw/waste power and emit light at night! In the solar world they call it a blocking diode.

No, there is no series diode. There is an antiparallel diode to prevent solar cells from turning current into heat when they are shadowed.

A quick search of the term in my post instead of just saying no would have been useful. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/blocking-di...

Re: Semiconductors are more than just processors and GPUs

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Wish my slow corporate behemoth would support this, but they are the opposite of agile. It's also gotten to the point where there doesn't exist enough stock in distribution to buy a year's worth. And I'm not talking high volume, maybe 1k/year to 50k/year. Distributors are constantly decommitting from orders, broker stock is drying up, etc

It is surprising how easily companies will fund this change in buying habits when the entire company's existence depends on it. The CEO needs to have a come-to-Jesus moment though. We've spent several hundred thousand at "Win Source" broker in China, and haven't had a problem yet (knock on wood). We X-ray and test to verify though. Mostly, Chinese brokers are a den of thieves/a pool of sharks. If they can counterfeit…

The shortage of electronic components will continue for a long time, and a professional partner who only sells genuine products is particularly important.
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