110
120
130
140
150
160 Ta=25 oC
1 2 3 5 10 20 30 50 100
Revers e Vo ltag e, V
R [V]
Re verse Cu rrent, IR [u A ]
Figure 1. Reverse V oltage vs Reverse Current
BV - 1.0 to 100 uA
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
10 20 30 50 70 1 00
Ta= 25 oC
Re verse Current, I
R
[nA ]
Reverse Voltage, VR [V ]
Figure 2. Reverse Current vs Reverse V oltage
IR - 10 to 100 V
GENERAL RULE: The Reverse Current of a diode will approximately
double for every ten (10) Degree C increase in Temperature
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
1 2 3 5 10 20 30 50 100
Ta= 25 oC
Forward Voltage, V
R [mV]
Forward Current, IF [u A ]
Figure 3. Forward V oltage vs Forward Current
VF - 1 to 100 uA
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1 2 3 5 10
Ta= 25 oC
Forw a rd V o lta g e, V
F [m V ]
Fo rwa rd C u rren t, IF [mA]
Figure 4. Forward V oltage vs Forward Current
VF - 0.1 to 10 mA
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
10 2 0 30 5 0 100 200 300 5 00 800
Ta= 25 oC
Forward Voltage, V
F [mV]
Forward Current, IF [m A ]
Figure 5. Forward V oltage vs Forward Current
VF - 10 to 800 mA
0.01 0.1 1 10
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
3
0.3
0.03
Typical
Ta= -4 0 oC
Ta= 25 oC
Ta= +65 oC
Forward Voltage, V
F [mV]
Forward Current, IF [mA]
Figure 6. Forward V oltage
vs Ambient Temperature
VF - 0.01 - 20 mA (-40 to +65 Deg C)
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