Numerical calculation of the ideality factor of non ideal diodes has been performed. The diode cell was
modulated in terms of a parallel connected double diode circuit model containing parasitic shunt and series
resistance effects. The influence of the series resistance on the diode ideality factor has been investigated. At fixed
temperature, the ideality factor remains nearly constant for a large range of the series resistance and then it starts
to decrease at resistance around nearly 105 Ω. The results indicated that the ideality factor reaches unity at