Nexperia announced that it has optimized its TrEOS ESD protection diode family for USB Type-C interfaces.
Nexperia's TrEOS ESD protection technology uses active silicon-controlled rectification technology to provide a successful combination of very low capacitance (down to 0.1 pF); very low clamping (down to 0.1Ω dynamic resistance) and surge and ESD pulses Extremely robust (up to 20A 8 /20μs for very fast data lines). The turn-on time is also very fast, about 0.5 ns, the device can withstand contact discharges up to 30 kV, over IEC 61000-4-2, level 4. TrEOS devices are suitable for applications that can now be protected before capacitors for 8/20 IEC61000-4-5, industry-leading peak pulse current rating is 9.5, 15 and 20 A. The TrEOS device used after the capacitor also has industry-leading performance with the lowest trigger voltage (Vt1) down to 4.3 V. These features are also related to the USB Type A and MicroUSB interfaces.
TrEOS protection diodes are available in a widely used 0603 package. The advantages of the very compact, very powerful DSN0603-2 (SOD962-2) package include the lack of bond wires, which eliminates another failure mode and produces the lowest inductance for the fastest protection. This package is ideal for mobile and computing applications. A more space-saving package is also available. Nexperia provides a comprehensive parametric USB protection search guide to help designers select the best device for their system configuration.
For more information on this range of products, please visit the official website of Nexperia: www.nexperia.com
