New modeling of the power diode using the VHDL-AMS language M. Najjari, H. Mnif, H. Samet and N. Masmoudi Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys., 41 1 (2008) 1-11 Published online: 19 December 2007 DOI: 10.1051/epjap:2007176