New : Low-Capacitance TVS Diode Array from Littelfuse!

Protects fragile ICs from damage or premature failure due to ESD

Littelfuse has introduced the low-capacitance SP3014 Series TVS Diode Array (SPA® Diodes), to provide protection for electronic equipment that may experience destructive electrostatic discharges (ESD). The SP3014 Series, which integrates two channels of low capacitance steering diodes and a zener diode, can safely absorb repetitive ESD strikes above the maximum level specified in the IEC61000-4-2 international standard without performance degradation. The SP3014 Series provides clamping voltages more than 50 percent lower than similar silicon solutions to protect the most fragile ICs from damage or premature failure from electrical transients. Its low loading capacitance makes it ideal for protecting high-speed signal lines such as USB 2.0, USB 3.0, and 1Gb Ethernet. An extremely low dynamic resistance protects sensitive, state-of-the-art chipsets against damage or premature failure that may result from ESD by clamping the overvoltage transient to a safe level. Typical applications include ultrabooks, notebooks, LCD TVs, set-top boxes, Ethernet switches, external HDDs, smartphones, automotive electronics, etc.

“The SP3014 Series with its dynamic resistance of 0.04Ω offers circuit and hardware designers a highly optimized clamping device capable of protecting the most sensitive ICs against electrical transients such as ESD” said Chad Marak, director of the TVS Diode Arrays product line. Not only does the SP3014 offer the near ideal brick wall clamping response, but it also presents only 0.5pF of loading capacitance making it suitable in a multitude of low and high-speed applications.

About Littelfuse

Founded in 1927, Littelfuse is the world leader in circuit protection with growing global platforms in power control and sensing. The company serves global customers in the electronics, automotive and industrial markets with technologies including fuses, semiconductors, polymers, ceramics, relays and sensors. Littelfuse has over 8,000 employees in more than 35 locations throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia.