Multiplication and Division Using Silicon Diodes
- 1 February 1962
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 33 (2), 235-238
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1746564
Abstract
The logarithmic characteristic of a silicon diode is used to perform division, multiplication, and the extraction of square roots. Curves of results are given, showing an accuracy of better than 2% in division and about 3% in multiplication, over a range in excess of two decades. Applications of the principles to an automatic gain control circuit and a speed suppression system are presented.Keywords
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