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  To protect the diode from contamination, they are enveloped with glass, so the glass packaging rectifier diode is also called as glass passivated diode. Glass packaging rectifier diode are the glass packaged that provides an advantage that they are hermetic and does not depend on the passivation of the chip to survive heat and humidity. The glass package also allows a very high temperature. These devices are generally inexpensive. The semiconductor and the glass, contract and expand at the similar rate. This is reliability of signal diodes. The expansions or contraction and contraction at the diverse rates would cause damage to semiconductor. These rectifier diodes have generally high current capability and low forward voltage drop and it can surge overload rating to 125A peak. These rectifier diodes are designed for surface mount applications. Basic rectifier diode is designed for the rectification of the alternating current (mostly with low power frequency).  Rectifier ar...