[Amps] Semtech diode

[Radio WC6W]

Hi John,
  An individual diode, or other semiconductor device, when it is sawn free from the wafer but, unpackaged.

73 & Good evening,
   Marv WC6W


--- On Mon, 10/27/08, John/K4WJ <k4wjfoc1749 at wildblue.net> wrote:

> From: John/K4WJ <k4wjfoc1749 at wildblue.net>
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Semtech diode
> To: "Steve Katz" <stevek at jmr.com>, sccook1 at cox.net, amps at contesting.com, john.brewer at us.schneider-electric.com
> Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 6:25 PM
> At 03:45 PM 10/27/2008, Steve Katz wrote:
> 
> What is a "dice">
> 
> de John/K4WJ
> 
> 
> >The P/N is a mere coincidence.  Semtech issued all SA
> numbers 
> >sequentially, beginning with SA-0001 and going into the
> several thousands.
> >
> >A string of 1N5408s, if they are very good ones
> (metalurgically 
> >bonded with large dice), should work.   Semtech used
> .125" diameter 
> >round dice for this family, they have more silicon in
> them than 
> >conventional 1N54xx, and the Semtech parts were all
> dual-plug 
> >metalurgically bonded capable of withstanding very high
> surges.
> >
> >-WB2WIK/6
> 
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