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BoostingtheCLDBoostingtheCurrentLimitofCurrentLimitingDiodesAsseenintheOctoberissueofECNbySzeChin,CentralSemiconductorCorp.IntroductionThecurrentlimitingdiode(CLD)orcurrentregulatingdiode(CRD),despiteitssimplicityanddistinctadvantageoveraconventionaltransistorizedcurrentsource,haslimiteduse.OnereasonisthatpresentlyavailableCLD’scanprovidecurrentregulationonlyupto15mAmaximum,andintermsofpower,only1wattmaximum.Hence,theusefulnessoftheCLDsislimitedtolowpowerapplicationssuchastelephonelinecircuitmodules,handhelddevicesandsingleICchipsorsmallareasofaPCboard.However,thebulkofelectronicapplicationsinvolvecurrentlevelsmuchhigherthan15mAandthesamemaybesaidofthepowerlevels.Conventionall……