Silicon ESD devices target high-data-rate apps

Silicon ESD devices target high-data-rate apps

A family of eight silicon-ESD (SESD) devices provide low insertion loss for high-speed interfaces (for example, USB 3.0/2.0, HDMI, eSATA, DisplayPort, and Thunderbolt technology). The devices help protect against damage caused by ESD, surge and cable discharge events. They feature single-channel and multi-channel SESD protection devices offering bi-directional capacitance of 0.10pF typical, uni-directional of 0.20pF typical, and ESD protection of 20-kV air and contact discharge.

The SESD multi-channel devices also feature a flow-through design package that allows for matched impedance of PCB trace routing for maintaining high-speed signal integrity. The single- and multi-channel SESD devices also feature a 20–kV contact and air discharge rating, exceeding IEC61000-4-2’s 8–kV industry standard. The single-channel devices are available in 0201-sized XDFN small footprint (0.6 x 0.3 x 0.31-mm) and 0402-sized XDFN (1.0 x 0.6 x 0.38-mm) packages. The multi-channel SESD arrays feature a package height as low as 0.31 mm. (From $0.16 ea/10,000 — available now.)

By Paul O’Shea

TE Circuit Protection Group , Menlo Park , CA , United States
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