Description
Due to the ongoing miniaturization, today’s electronic devices are more and more sensitive to electrostatic discharges (ESD). Therefore reliable protection components become absolutely necessary to safeguard your valuable electronics against the impact of ESD.
CeraDiodes are ceramic semiconductors optimized specifically for high performance in ESD applications. They have a non-linear voltage/current characteristic for effectively suppressing extremely fast voltage transients and offer superior parametric stability over the complete operating range of –40 °C to +85 °C.

FEATUREs
• Bi-directional ESD protection to IEC 61000-4-2 (level 4)
• Suitable for uni- and bi-directional lines
• Bi-directional ESD protection of four data lines and one supply line in a 3-fold array
• Routes all ESD events, both positive and negative, safely to ground
• Suitable for DC working voltages up to 5.6 V
• Low capacitance: 10 pF maximum
• USB 2.0 compliant
• No derating of maximum ratings up to 85 °C
• Surface mount package in SOT23-6L case size (inch case size 1012)
• Extremely fast response time < 0.5 ns
• Lead-free nickel barrier terminations suitable for lead-free soldering
• RoHS-compatible

APPLICATIONs
• Interfaces (e.g. USB, IEEE 1394, Ethernet)
• EDP products (e.g. desktop and notebook computers)
• Peripherals (e.g. printers, memory cards, etc.)
• Portable handheld products (e.g. PDA)
• Mobile communication
• Consumer products (Flat TVs, set top boxes, MP3 players, digital cameras, etc.)
• Liquid crystal displays (LCD) / monitors