National Stock Number
5961-00-579-0140
National Stock Number (NSN) 5961-00-579-0140, or NIIN 005790140, (rectifier,semiconductor device,u) was assigned December 14, 1974 in the Federal Logistics Information System (FLIS). This NIIN is Available for Manual Assignment. This NSN does not replace any other NSNs.
There are 5 manufacturer part numbers associated with this NSN. 4 of those part number(s) are considered obsolete. The manufacturer part numbers were originally supplied by 6 suppliers. Today, 3 suppliers are listed as Active suppliers for this NSN. Of the active suppliers, 3 suppliers are deemed design controlled or valid supply parts.
This part number has not been procured by the US Government in over 5 years.
Based on a planned procurement review by the Primary Inventory Control Activity (PICA) on Aug 02, 2006, this NSN's acquisition method was noted as: Acquire directly from the actual manufacturer, whether or not the prime contractor is the actual manufacturer. The Government physically does not have in its possession sufficient, accurate, or legible data to purchase this part from other than current source(s). (NOTE: This code is applicable only to parts under immediate buy requirements and only as long as the deficiency is under review for resolution and appropriate recoding.) Valid AMCs: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
This NSN is assigned to Item Name Code (INC) 62108. [TWO OR MORE DIODE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES DESIGNED TO FUNCTION AS A UNIT IN CHANGING ALTERNATING CURRENT TO DIRECT CURRENT. THE DIODE DEVICES ARE INTERNALLY CONNECTED IN SERIES, AND ARE PERMANENTLY CASED, ENCAPSULATED, POTTED, OR MOLDED TOGETHER TO FORM AN INSEPARABLE UNIT. THESE UNITS MAY BE DESIGNED AS EITHER HALF-WAVE OR FULL-WAVE RECTIFIERS AND MAY BE MOUNTED TO FORM EITHER SINGLE PHASE OR THREE PHASE BRIDGES. FOR INTERCONNECTED ITEMS ARRANGED IN STACK(S), SEE RECTIFIER, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE. FOR ITEMS FABRICATED IN THE FORM OF A MONOLITHIC OR THIN FILM STRUCTURE THAT PERFORM THE FUNCTION OF A CIRCUIT, SEE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (AS MODIFIED). EXCLUDES SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, UNITIZED; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLY; AND RECTIFIER NETWORK, UNITIZED.]. This item does not have a nuclear hardened feature or any other critical feature such as tolerance, fit restriction or application. There is no data in the HMIRS and the NSN is in an FSC not generally suspected of containing hazardous materials. NSN 5961005790140 does not contain precious metals.
This NSN is associated to Schedule B 8541900000: diode, transistor & similar semiconductor device parts. The Schedule B End Use is listed as semiconductors. NAICS classification category 334413: semiconductor and related device manufacturing.
This information was last updated on Aug 01, 2025.