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1N4728A

Nexperia · Zener Diodes · DO-41

1N4728A from Nexperia, in a DO-41. Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet (extract_pins, cross-checked by a second model); symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 cathode passive Cathode, identified by the marking band on the package (the marking band indicates the cathode).
2 anode passive Anode, the terminal opposite the cathode marking band, per the graphic symbol (k and a) in the pinning table.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer Nexperia
Package DO-41
Category Diodes
Pins 2

Electrical characteristics

Limits as printed in the datasheet (page.json metadata.characteristics carries them as data).

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Conditions Page
Working current IZ 276 mA 4
Non-repetitive peak reverse current IZSM 1380 mA Half square wave or equivalent sine wave pulse 1/120 s superimposed on Itest 4
Differential resistance rdif 10 Ω at Itest (76 mA) 4
Differential resistance rdif 400 Ω at IZ = 1 mA 4
Reverse current IR 100 µA at VR = 1 V 4
Working voltage tolerance VZ -5 5 % Tolerance series ±5% (series statement, Features; applies to 1N4728A) 1
Forward voltage VF 1.2 V IF = 200 mA 3
Forward current IF 500 mA 2
Total power dissipation Ptot 1000 mW Tamb = 50 °C 2
Junction temperature Tj -65 200 °C 2
Storage temperature Tstg -65 200 °C 2
Thermal resistance from junction to tie-point Rth(j-t) 110 K/W lead length 4 mm 3
Working voltage (nominal) VZ 3.3 V Itest = 76 mA 4

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: 1N4728A
  • Footprint: Diode_THT:D_DO-41_SOD81_P10.16mm_Horizontal
  • 3D model: DO-41 (KiCad packages3D, STEP)

Provenance

Data extracted from the manufacturer datasheet, not a distributor listing:

  • Datasheet: Nexperia datasheet (10 pp, sha256 65bff8381f8f1f77, retrieved 2026-10-14, tier: lcsc)
  • Extractor: parts-factory 2.0.0 / extract_pins 0.3, primary claude-haiku-5-5 (text), consensus claude-sonnet-5-5 (agreed), guards: pin_guards 0.1: passed. Pins are checked against the footprint pad set and their cited datasheet pages before publish.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

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