The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has released new editions of parts 2 and 6 of IEC 60747, the standard for semiconductor devices. Part 2 describes “Discrete devices – Rectifier diodes” and part 6 describes “Discrete devices – Thyristors.” The third editions can now be purchased on the IEC webstore. Both publications are to be read in conjunction with IEC 60747-1:2006.
Descriptions*:
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.
IEC 60747-6:2016 provides standards for the following types of discrete semiconductor devices:- reverse-blocking triode thyristors;- reverse-conducting (triode) thyristors;- bidirectional triodethyristors (triacs);- turn-off thyristors.This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:a) Clauses 3, 4, 5, 6, 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;b) some parts of Clause 8 and Clause 9 were moved and added to Clause 7 of this third edition;c) Clause 8 and 9 were deleted in this third edition;d) Annex A was deleted.
*Description from the IEC’s website.
