Product Overview
BAS16 High-Speed Switching Diode, A6 Topmark, SOT-23
Condition
Unused, New Old Stock; clean and in excellent condition. The photo shows a representative unit from our stock. Same or next business day shipping from our Idaho warehouse. Honest pricing, no nonsense. Online since 1999. We are here for our customers, with a no-hassle satisfaction guarantee.
Product Overview
These are the small three-lead switching diodes that sit quietly on a board doing fast yes-or-no work, and ours are still in a cut strip of sealed blue carrier tape on black sprocketed backing, nine of them on the shelf. Each body in these photos is topmarked with two large characters reading "A6" followed by a third, smaller, rotated character; against the PartsMine millimeter rule in the photos the bodies measure roughly 3 mm, consistent with SOT-23. No manufacturer logo is visible on any device in these photos, and we do not claim one: "A6" is the SOT-23 marking every BAS16 maker uses, so it names the device and not the maker.
Key Features
- Device: BAS16 high-speed switching diode, topmarked A6 as photographed
- Package: SOT-23, three leads, JEDEC TO-236AB
- Reverse voltage: the published sheets split - Zetex (now Diodes Incorporated) and Multicomp give 75 V continuous and 85 V VRRM, while Nexperia and onsemi give 100 V
- Forward current: 200 mA continuous per onsemi, 215 mA per Nexperia and Multicomp
- Forward drop: about 1.25 V maximum at 150 mA per the Nexperia, onsemi and Zetex sheets
- Reverse recovery: 4 ns per Nexperia and Multicomp, 6 ns per onsemi and Zetex - there is no maker-neutral figure
- Junction temperature: 150 degrees C maximum, common to all four published sheets
- Maker: not established, no logo visible in these photos
- Because no maker can be read off these bodies, verify against the datasheet of whichever BAS16 source your build qualifies before designing in - and take the A6 topmark plus the SOT-23 outline as the only identity these parts carry.
Applications
- High-speed signal switching and steering in logic
- Voltage clamping on small-signal lines
- General low-current rectification on tight boards
- Repair and rework of existing SOT-23 diode positions
Frequently Asked Questions
How many should I order?
Order the count your build needs. We have nine on the shelf and they are sold each, cut from the strip shown in the photos. Shipping is $8 flat rate and free on orders over $28, so small parts like this ship smartest as part of a larger order.
Does the A6 topmark tell me who made these?
No, and that is the honest answer. Nexperia, onsemi, Diodes Incorporated (formerly Zetex) and Multicomp all publish A6 as the BAS16 SOT-23 marking code, and none of these bodies carries a logo. The marking is also not exclusive to the BAS16 across all SOT-23 parts, so what we can stand behind is what you see: an A6-topmarked three-lead SOT-23 device on diode carrier tape, held and sold as a BAS16.
Nine of them, still sealed in tape, each one about the size of the gap between two marks on a millimeter rule.
