Back-to-back zener diodes fabricated in a proprietary silicon avalanche technology protect each I/O pin to provide a high level of protection for electronic equipment that may experience destructive electrostatic discharges (ESD). These robust diodes can safely absorb repetitive ESD strikes at the maximum level specified in the IEC 61000-4-2 international standard (Level 4, ±8kV contact discharge) without performance degradation. Their very low loading capacitance also makes them ideal for protecting highspeed signal pins.

Features:

ESD, IEC61000-4-2, ±8kV contact, ±15kV air

Capable of withstanding >1,000 ±8kV ESD strikes

Lightning, IEC61000-4-5, 2A (t_p=8/20µs)

Low capacitance of 5pF (TYP) per I/O

Low leakage current of 1 µA (MAX) at 5V

Small SOT953 package

Applications:

MP3-PMPs

DVD players

Desktops

Mobile phones

Digital cameras

Set top boxes

Notebooks