{"id":20741,"date":"2019-03-21T17:52:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T17:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/?p=20741"},"modified":"2019-03-21T17:52:51","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T17:52:51","slug":"glass-rectifier-diode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/old\/glass-rectifier-diode\/","title":{"rendered":"Glass Rectifier Diode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/semlab.comold\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-1-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-1-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-1-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-1-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is a BSE SEM image of a glass rectifier diode that was chemically decapsulated to remove the glass case.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/semlab.comold\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-2-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-2-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-2-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-2-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-2-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the diode die, which showed two separate breakdown sites that likely occurred simultaneously.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/semlab.comold\/2017\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-20744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-3-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-3-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-3-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-3-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-3-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.semlab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/glass-rectifier-diode-3-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The die fractures are due to thermal shock due to the thermal effect rapid quenching by the surrounding die material immediately after the event.<\/p>\n<p>This type of breakdown is likely due to a fast voltage transient.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a BSE SEM image of a glass rectifier diode that was chemically decapsulated to remove the glass case. 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