Varicap

Varicap diode
	Internal structure of a varicap
Type	Passive
Invented	1961
Pin configuration	anode and cathode
Electronic symbol

In electronics, a varicap diode, varactor diode, variable capacitance diode, variable reactance diode or tuning diode is a type of diode designed to exploit the voltage-dependent capacitance of a reverse-biased p–n junction.^[1]

^ Sedra, Adel; Smith, Kenneth (2010). Microelectronic circuits (6th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 214. ISBN 9780195323030.

[1] Sedra, Adel; Smith, Kenneth (2010). Microelectronic circuits (6th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 214. ISBN 9780195323030.

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