[Kevin Darrah] wanted to make a simple 3.3V regulator without using an integrated circuit ... breakdown voltage. Essentially, this transistor is being used as a poor-quality Zener diode.

Zener diodes are also used to control output switching. In this application, Zener diodes switch the output between voltages. This is determined by the changes in input voltage through the diode. The ...

True to his handle, [DiodeGoneWild] concentrates on the current-voltage curves of Zener diodes in the video below, mainly as a follow-up to his recent simple linear power supply project ...

Voltage references are electronic circuits that produce constant output voltages (references ... The most common types of two-terminal shunt reference are based on the Zener principle, in which the ...