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ZMY16-GS08

Vishay Intertech · Zener Diodes · DO-213AB

ZMY16-GS08 from Vishay Intertech, in a DO-213AB. 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 K passive Cathode: the banded/marked end per the datasheet; pad 1 of the KiCad diode footprint.
2 A passive Anode.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer Vishay Intertech
Package DO-213AB
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
Zener voltage (min, nom, max) at IZT1 VZ 15.3 16 17.1 V IZT1 = 25 mA; tested with pulses tp = 5 ms (note 2) 2
Temperature coefficient of Zener voltage αVZ 7 11 10-4/°C at IZT1 = 25 mA 2
Dynamic resistance (max) at IZT1, f = 1 kHz ZZ 10 Ω at IZT1 = 25 mA, f = 1 kHz 2
Reverse current (max) at VR IR 0.5 µA VR = 12 V 2
Admissible Zener current IZ 44 mA Valid provided that electrodes are kept at ambient temperature (note 1) 2
Power dissipation Ptot 1000 mW Valid provided that electrodes are kept at ambient temperature 1
Junction temperature, maximum Tj 175 °C 1
Storage temperature range Tstg -55 175 °C 1
Dynamic resistance (typ) at IZT1, f = 1 kHz ZZ 5 Ω at IZT1 = 25 mA, f = 1 kHz 2
Junction to ambient air thermal resistance RthJA 170 K/W Valid provided that electrodes are kept at ambient temperature 1
Junction to ambient case thermal resistance RthJC 60 K/W 1

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: ZMY16-GS08
  • Footprint: Diode_SMD:D_MELF
  • 3D model: DO-213AB (KiCad packages3D, STEP)

Provenance

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

  • Datasheet: Vishay Intertech datasheet (5 pp, sha256 7190456c024268cc, retrieved 2026-10-15, tier: lcsc)
  • Extractor: parts-factory 2.0.0 / extract_pins, primary cathode-band convention (convention), consensus off (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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