This standard provided definitions, electrical characteristics circuit technology, letter symbols and registration format for diodes and stacks. It also covers rating and characteristics, manufacturing and performance as well as test practices to demonstrate the performance of semiconductor rectifier diodes and rectifier stacks used for the conversion and/or control of electric power. This version contains minor revisions to JESD282-B, April 2000. This document formerly known as EIA-282-A (February 1990), ANSI/EIA-282-A-1989.