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The most important specifications of a diode are:

  • maximum forward current
  • peak inverse voltage (aka maximum reverse voltage)
  • reverse leakage current
  • reverse turnoff time (very important in high speed switching diodes)
  • maximum power dissipation (only given for power rectifier diodes)
  • forward bias knee voltage
  • parasitic capacitance (only important in high frequency applications)

All of this and more can be found in the datasheet for the diode.

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