Sports smallest package size to guard high-speed data lines in portables

With a 0.5-pF capacitance, the ESD9L single-line ESD protection device clamps an input ESD waveform of 15 kV to less than 7 V in a matter of nanoseconds¡ªpresented as the industry¡¯s best performance for such devices. The part comes in a 1.0 x 0.6 x 0.4-mm SOD-923 package¡ªthe industry¡¯s smallest for such devices¡ªenabling it to safeguard high-speed data lines in portable applications such as cell phones, MP3 players, PDAs, and digital cameras.

The performance improvements were achieved via the company¡¯s novel process technology that integrates ultra-low capacitance pin diodes with high-power TVS diodes into a monolithic die. The part is suitable for high-speed applications such as USB2.0 and HDMI.