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" extremely stable forward voltage characteristics"
" improved dynamic impedance "
I've looked at the given BAS-17 example's datasheet and it's approximately the same as a normal silicon diode in forward. Eg. Vf=665mV at 1mA and 870mV at 100mA. With 80-120Ohm diff resistance given. And a zener at around 5-8V is better than that.

Also, at the http://www.centralsemi.com/content/product/stabistors/index.php link (given in the article) it says "New SMD Stabistors These new stabistors are low voltage zener diodes. " So not even forward biased.
Hoemaco (talk) 08:42, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It appears to me that the text of the first reference (http://www.centralsemi.com/content/product/stabistors/index.php) is poorly written and misleading at best. To the casual reader it is likely to imply some things that are not correct. For example, it may imply that stabistors present a stable forward voltage with varying current, while the specs clearly show that this is not true. This reference is perhaps even bluntly in error — "These new stabistors are low voltage zener diodes." Really? I understand that some circuits might use stabistors in a manner similar to low voltage zeners, but stabistors are not really zener diodes, are they? The spec sheets give a better definition of what these diodes are and what they do, but the specs say it mostly with numbers and not encyclopedic verbiage, and so are of limited use as reference for a main description. I spent hours today searching for a good reference to provide a better description of stabistors, but I didn't find any. I think I could write a better description, but in the absence of suitable references, it would be unsourced. Wildbear (talk) 06:41, 4 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]