1N400x general-purpose diodes

1N4001 diode in DO-41 axial package (through hole mount) M7 diode in DO-214AC (SMA) package (surface mount version of 1N4007 that is common in Asia) A schematic symbol for general-purpose silicon rectifier diodes 6A8 diode in a large axial package from Master Instrument Corporation (MIC)[1] Current-voltage characteristics of a 1N4001 at different temperatures

The 1N400x (or 1N4001 or 1N4000[2]) series is a family of popular 1 A general-purpose silicon rectifier diodes commonly used in AC adapters for common household appliances. Its blocking voltage varies from 50 volts (1N4001) to 1000 volts (1N4007). This JEDEC device number series is available in the DO-41 axial package,[3][4] and similar diodes are available in SMA and MELF surface mount packages (in other part number series).[5][6]

The 1N540x (or 1N5400) series is a similarly popular family of diodes for higher-current 3 A applications. These diodes are typically available in the larger DO-201AD axial package to dissipate heat better.[7][8]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Overview
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 Further reading
* 6 External links

## History

The 1N400x series was originally introduced by Motorola's Semiconductor Products Division and registered at JEDEC in 1963, as silicon power rectifiers primarily for military and industrial applications.[9] It appeared in the Motorola Semiconductor Data Manual in 1965, as replacements for 1N2609 through 1N2617.[10] The 1N540x series were announced in Electrical Design News in 1968, along with the now lesser known 1.5 A 1N5391 series.[11]

## Overview

These devices are widely used and recommended for general-purpose use.[12][13] They are commonly used as rectifiers in AC adapters of electrical appliances to convert AC to DC,[14] and are also used in other types of power converters,[3] or as freewheeling diodes to protect circuits from inductive loads.[3]

These are fairly low-speed rectifier diodes, being inefficient for square waves of more than 15 kHz.[15] [verification needed] They are not designed for switching applications, datasheets often don't specify any information of their turn-on and turn-off characteristics.[16]

The following table lists part numbers in the 1N400x, 1N540x, and other popular general-purpose silicon rectifier diode families.

Diode part numbers  Voltage  | Through-hole axial package  | Surface-mount package

|
|

1 A
(DO-41) | 1.5 A
(DO-15) | 3 A
(DO-201AD) | 6 A
(R-6) | 10 A
(R-6)  | 1 A
(MELF) | 3 A
(MELF) | 1 A
(SMA) | 1 A
(SMA) | 2 A
(SMB) | 3 A
(SMC) | 5 A
(SMC)
50 V  | 1N4001 | 1N5391 | 1N5400 | 6A05 | 10A05 | SM4001 | SM5400 | M1 | S1A | S2A | S3A | S5A
100 V  | 1N4002 | 1N5392 | 1N5401 | 6A1 | 10A1 | SM4002 | SM5401 | M2 | S1B | S2B | S3B | S5B
200 V  | 1N4003 | 1N5393 | 1N5402 | 6A2 | 10A2 | SM4003 | SM5402 | M3 | S1D | S2D | S3D | S5D
400 V  | 1N4004 | 1N5395 | 1N5404 | 6A4 | 10A4 | SM4004 | SM5404 | M4 | S1G | S2G | S3G | S5G
600 V  | 1N4005 | 1N5397 | 1N5406 | 6A6 | 10A6 | SM4005 | SM5406 | M5 | S1J | S2J | S3J | S5J
800 V  | 1N4006 | 1N5398 | 1N5407 | 6A8 | 10A8 | SM4006 | SM5407 | M6 | S1K | S2K | S3K | S5K
1000 V  | 1N4007 | 1N5399 | 1N5408 | 6A10 | 10A10 | SM4007 | SM5408 | M7 | S1M | S2M | S3M | S5M
Datasheet  | [3][4][17] | [18] | [7][8][19] | [20][1] | [21][22] | [6] | [23] | [5] | [24] | [25] | [26] | [27]

## See also

* 1N58xx Schottky diodes
* 1N4148 signal diode
* Diode bridge
* Flyback diode

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "6A05 Datasheet". June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227184327/http://micindia.com:8080/micindia/resource/wcm/pdfs/6A05 - 6A10.pdf. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
2. ↑ Though some writers and datasheets refer to "1N4000 series", a 1N4000 is a 10-watt Zener diode unrelated to the 1N4001 series of 1 ampere rectifiers.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "1N4001 Datasheet". February 2018. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227172033/https://www.vishay.com/docs/88503/1n4001.pdf. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "1N4001 Datasheet". October 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223053114/http://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/1N4001-D.PDF. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "M1 Datasheet". December 2016. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223061103/https://diotec.com/tl_files/diotec/files/pdf/datasheets/m1.pdf. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "SM4001 Datasheet". December 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223060751/https://diotec.com/tl_files/diotec/files/pdf/datasheets/sm4001.pdf. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "1N5400 Datasheet". February 2018. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227172045/https://www.vishay.com/docs/88516/1n5400.pdf. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "1N5400 Datasheet". May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223053500/http://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/1N5400-D.PDF. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
9. ↑ "Announcement of Electron Device Type Registration, Release No. 4190.". The Joint Electron Device Engineering Council. 1963-03-18. https://standards.globalspec.com/std/862253/eia-1n4001-1n4007.
10. ↑ Semiconductor Data Manual; Motorola; May 1965.; archive.org
11. ↑ Electrical Design News, Volume 13, 1968
12. ↑ Gordon McComb (2001). The robot builder's bonanza (2nd ed.). McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-07-136296-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=vYxRVw955-oC&pg=PA41. "Common diodes are the 1N914, for light-duty signal-switching applications, and the 1N4000 series (1N4001, 1N4002, 1N4003, and 1N4004)."
13. ↑ Home power, Issues 21–32. Electron Connection, Ltd.. 1991. p. 173. https://books.google.com/books?id=G2tQAAAAYAAJ&q=1N4000-series&dq=1N4000-series. "A good generic diode for 1 A or less is the 1N4000 series devices."
14. ↑ Timothy J. Maloney (1992). Electricity: fundamental concepts and applications. Delmar Publishers. p. 404. ISBN 978-0-8273-4675-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=WkO_3P01a5MC&q=1N4004+popular&dq=1N4004+popular. "A Type No. 1N4004 diode, a popular diode for rectifying ac to dc."
15. ↑ "none", Wireless World 88: 75, 1982
16. ↑ John R. Barnes (2004). Robust Electronic Design Reference Book. pp. 15–9. ISBN 9781402077371. https://books.google.com/books?id=DM6jcvOLZyoC&q=1N4004. "Earlier I mentioned that 1N4004's are rectifiers. They don't have any specfications in their datasheet for turn-on or turn-off characteristics."
17. ↑ "1N4001G Datasheet". May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223041117/http://www.taiwansemi.com/products/datasheet/1N4001G SERIES_O15.pdf. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
18. ↑ "1N5391G Datasheet". May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223041622/http://www.taiwansemi.com/products/datasheet/1N5391G SERIES_E14.pdf. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
19. ↑ "1N5400G Datasheet". May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223042931/http://www.taiwansemi.com/products/datasheet/1N5400G SERIES_J15.pdf. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
20. ↑ "6A05 Datasheet". April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223065047/http://www.rectron.com/public/product_datasheets/6a05-6a10.pdf. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
21. ↑ "10A05 Datasheet". September 2016. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223064843/http://www.rectron.com/public/product_datasheets/10a05-10a10.pdf. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
22. ↑ "10A05 Datasheet". June 2017. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227184348/http://micindia.com:8080/micindia/resource/wcm/pdfs/10A05 - 10A10.pdf. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
23. ↑ "SM5400 Datasheet". October 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223063736/https://diotec.com/tl_files/diotec/files/pdf/datasheets/sm5400.pdf. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
24. ↑ "S1A Datasheet". July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223043117/http://www.taiwansemi.com/products/datasheet/S1A SERIES_R15.pdf. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
25. ↑ "S2A Datasheet". February 2017. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223043350/http://www.taiwansemi.com/products/datasheet/S2A SERIES_L1701.pdf. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
26. ↑ "S3A Datasheet". September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223043722/http://www.taiwansemi.com/products/datasheet/S3A SERIES_L1708.pdf. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
27. ↑ "S5A Datasheet". March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223063414/https://diotec.com/tl_files/diotec/files/pdf/datasheets/s5a.pdf. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

## Further reading

* Robert Diffenderfer (2005). Electronic devices: systems and applications. Thomson Delmar Learning. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-4018-3514-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=Bs6sz1TlfaIC&pg=PA54.

Historical databooks

* Semiconductor Data Manual (1965, 916 pages), Motorola
* Diode Data Book (1978, 210 pages), Fairchild

## External links

* Forward Bias Characteristics of 1N400x Family Diodes \- Clifton Laboratories
* Diode Turn-on/off Time and Relay Snubbing \- Clifton Laboratories

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