At 08:30 PM 2/9/2006 +0200, you wrote:


>On Thu, 9 Feb 2006, Wouter van Ooijen wrote:
>
> >> http://www.vishay.com/docs/85521/85521.pdf
> >>
> >> Shows time to "reverse its polarity", same thing as switching speed.
> >
> > where? I see only a 'reverse recovery time', which I understand is the
> > switch *off* time. Is that by definition the same as the switch on time?
>
>You can find the actual switch on time in the 1N4148 spice model afaik.
>
>Peter

No. Typically SPICE diode models turn on instantly when forward biased.

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