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Fast Avalanche Sinterglass Diode
FEATURES
• Glass passivated junction
• Hermetically sealed package
• Low reverse current
• Soft recovery characteristics
• Material categorization:
For definitions of compliance please see
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949539
APPLICATIONS
• Fast “soft recovery” rectification diode
MECHANICAL DATA
Case:
SOD-57
Terminals:
plated axial leads, solderable per MIL-STD-750,
method 2026
Polarity:
color band denotes cathode end
Mounting position:
any
Weight:
approx. 369 mg
ORDERING INFORMATION
(Example)
DEVICE NAME
BYV38
BYV38
ORDERING CODE
BYV38-TR
BYV38-TAP
TAPED UNITS
5000 per 10" tape and reel
5000 per ammopack
MINIMUM ORDER QUANTITY
25 000
25 000
PARTS TABLE
PART
BYV37
BYV38
TYPE DIFFERENTIATION
V
R
= 800 V; I
F(AV)
= 2 A
V
R
= 1000 V; I
F(AV)
= 2 A
PACKAGE
SOD-57
SOD-57
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS
(T
amb
= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)
PARAMETER
Reverse voltage
Peak forward surge current
Average forward current
Non repetitive reverse avalanche energy
Junction and storage temperature range
I
(BR)R
= 0.4 A
TEST CONDITION
See electrical characteristics
t
p
= 10 ms, half sine wave
PART
BYV37
BYV38
SYMBOL
V
R
= V
RRM
V
R
= V
RRM
I
FSM
I
F(AV)
E
R
T
j
= T
stg
VALUE
800
1000
50
2
10
- 55 to + 175
UNIT
V
V
A
A
mJ
°C
MAXIMUM THERMAL RESISTANCE
(T
amb
= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)
PARAMETER
Junction ambient
TEST CONDITION
Lead length l = 10 mm, T
L
= constant
On PC board with spacing 25 mm
SYMBOL
R
thJA
R
thJA
VALUE
45
100
UNIT
K/W
K/W
Rev. 1.8, 04-Sep-12
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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(T
amb
= 25 °C, unless otherwise specified)
PARAMETER
Forward voltage
Reverse current
Reverse recovery time
Diode capacitance
TEST CONDITION
I
F
= 1 A
V
R
= V
RRM
V
R
= V
RRM
, T
j
= 150 °C
I
F
= 0.5 A, I
R
= 1 A, i
R
= 0.25 A
V
R
= 4 V, f = 1 MHz
PART
SYMBOL
V
F
I
R
I
R
t
rr
C
D
MIN.
-
-
-
-
-
TYP.
1
-
-
-
15
MAX.
1.1
5
150
300
-
UNIT
V
μA
μA
ns
pF
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS
(T
amb
= 25
C,
unless otherwise specified)
R
thJA
- Ther. Resist. Junction/Ambient (K/W)
120
100
80
60
l
40
20
T
L
= constant
0
0
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1000
V
R
= V
RRM
I
R
- Reverse Current (A)
100
l
10
5
10
15
20
25
30
15775
1
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
l - Lead Length (mm)
T
j
- Junction Temperature (°C)
Fig. 1 - Max. Thermal Resistance vs. Lead Length
Fig. 3 - Max. Reverse Current vs. Junction Temperature
P
R
- Reverse Power Dissipation (mW)
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
175
160 K/W
BYV38
BYV37
R
thJA
= 45 K/W
100 K/W
V
R
= V
RRM
10
I
F
- Forward Current (A)
1
T
j
= 175 °C
T
j
= 25 °C
0.1
0.01
0.001
0
16343
0.4
0.8
1.2
1.6
2.0
15774
T
j
- Junction Temperature (°C)
V
F
- Forward Voltage (V)
Fig. 2 - Max. Reverse Power Dissipation vs. Junction Temperature
Fig. 4 - Forward Current vs. Forward Voltage
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35
I
FAV
- Average Forward Current (A)
2.0
R
thJA
≤ 45 K/W
I = 10 mm
C
D
- Diode Capacitance (pF)
V
R
= V
RRM
half
sinewave
f = 1 MHz
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0.1
15776
1.5
1.0
R
thJA
≤ 100 K/W
PCB: d = 25 mm
0.5
0
0
16344
20
40
60
80 100 120 140 160 180
1
10
100
T
amb
- Ambient Temperature (°C)
V
R
- Reverse Voltage (V)
Fig. 5 - Max. Average Forward Current vs. Ambient Temperature
Fig. 6 - Typ. Diode Capacitance vs. Reverse Voltage
PACKAGE DIMENSIONS
in millimeters (inches):
SOD-57
0.82 (0.032) max.
26 (1.024) min.
4 (0.157) max.
26 (1.024) min.
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