Clipper circuits use diodes to clip portions of input signal waveforms without distorting the remaining parts. There are both unbiased and biased clipper circuits that can either positively or negatively clip signal levels. Common clipper circuit configurations include unbiased series positive and negative, unbiased shunt positive and negative, and biased series and shunt positive and negative clippers.

1. Clipper Circuit

2. Introduction to Clipper Circuit
• We use Diode along with resistors and capacitors to shape
waveforms.
• If we want to clip a portion of the waveform we use clippers for this
purpose and if we want to shift or clamp the dc voltage level we use
clampers.
• Clippers are networks that use diodes to clip a portion of the input
signal without distorting the remaining part of the waveform.

5. Unbiased series Positive Clippers(ideal)

6. Unbiased series Positive Clippers (Practical)

7. Unbiased series Negative Clippers (ideal)

8. Unbiased series Negative Clippers (Practical)

9. Unbiased shunt positive Clippers (Practical)

10. Biased Series negative Clipper

11. Unbiased shunt Negative Clippers (Practical)

12. Biased Series positive Clipper

13. Biased Series negative Clipper

14. Biased Shunt positive Clipper

15. Biased Shunt negative Clipper