Semiconductor devices - Part 2: Discrete devices - Rectifier diodes

IEC 60747-2:2016 provides standards for the following categories or sub-categories of rectifier diodes, including:

- line rectifier diodes;

- avalanche rectifier diodes;

- fast-switching rectifier diodes;

- Schottky barrier diodes.

This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:

a) Schottky barrier diodes and its properties are added;

b) Clauses 3, 4, 5 and 7 were amended with some deletions of information no longer in use or already included in other parts of the IEC 60747 series, and with some necessary additions;

c) Clause 6 was moved and added to Clause 7 of this third edition;

d) some parts of Clause 7 were moved and added to Clause 7 of this third edition;

e) Annex A was deleted.

This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 60747-1:2006.