Electronic – What does Nu (ν) prefix mean

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Stumbled upon this in ZVN4525E6 datasheet:

Zero Gate Voltage Drain Current (IDSS): 35 νA @ VDS = 250V, VGS = 0V

The letter is U+03BD and it is not in any common unit prefixes that I know.

My guess this is either substitute for "nano" (since capital Nu is "N"), or some weird expression of current via power (as in V*A). Both make little sense to me.

Also, while I am here asking anyway, is this FET a good choice for low side switching of small loads in 24V system controlled by 3.3V logic but also compatible with 24V pull-ups? This was actually the only choice left in parametric search after I selected 30V VDS&VGS and 3V threshold.

Best Answer

It's a typo of some sort. The Greek letter nu (looks like an italic 'v') is not an SI prefix, but may have been mistakenly used instead of an 'n' (nano). There are other 'n' and 'μ' prefixes in the datasheet, so it is not clear why they are not typed in. Comparing to a similar device (ZVN4525Z), you can see that nA is the correct unit. https://www.diodes.com/assets/Datasheets/ZVN4525Z.pdf