Standard Zener Diode Values
The standard Zener diode values for the commonly available BZXC family of diodes is shown below in the table. They usually engineer the reverse conduction voltage to occur at popular values. The table below shows a typical range of reverse conduction voltages Vz and their associated reverse currents Iz.
| Vz (V) | Iz (mA) |
| 2.7 | 360 |
| 3.0 | 330 |
| 3.3 | 300 |
| 3.6 | 290 |
| 3.9 | 280 |
| 4.3 | 250 |
| 4.7 | 215 |
| 5.1 | 200 |
| 5.6 | 190 |
| 6.2 | 170 |
| 6.8 | 155 |
| 7.5 | 140 |
| 8.2 | 130 |
| 9.1 | 120 |
| 10 | 105 |
| 11 | 97 |
| 12 | 88 |
| 13 | 79 |
| 15 | 71 |
| 16 | 66 |
| 18 | 62 |
| 20 | 56 |
| 22 | 52 |
| 24 | 47 |
| 27 | 41 |
| 30 | 36 |
| 33 | 33 |
| 36 | 30 |
| 39 | 28 |
| 43 | 26 |
| 47 | 23 |
| 51 | 21 |
| 56 | 19 |
| 62 | 16 |
| 68 | 15 |
| 75 | 14 |
| 82 | 12 |
| 91 | 10 |
| 100 | 9.4 |
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