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TRANSZORB® Transient Voltage Suppressors
DEVICES FOR BI-DIRECTION APPLICATIONS
For bi-directional types, use CA suffix (e.g. P4KE440CA).
Electrical characteristics apply in both directions.
FEATURES
Glass passivated chip junction
Available in uni-directional and bi-directional
400 W peak pulse power capability with a
10/1000 μs waveform, repetitive rate (duty
cycle): 0.01 %
Excellent clamping capability
Very fast response time
Low incremental surge resistance
Solder dip 275 °C max. 10 s, per JESD 22-B106
AEC-Q101 qualified
Material categorization: For definitions of compliance
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TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
Use in sensitive electronics protection against voltage
transients induced by inductive load switching and lighting
on ICs, MOSFET, signal lines of sensor units for consumer,
computer, industrial, automotive, and telecommunication.
MECHANICAL DATA
Case: DO-204AL, molded epoxy body over passivated chip
Molding compound meets UL 94 V-0 flammability rating
Base P/N-E3 - RoHS-compliant, commercial grade
Base P/NHE3 - RoHS-compliant, AEC-Q101 qualified
Terminals: Matte tin plated leads, solderable per
J-STD-002 and JESD 22-B102
E3 suffix meets JESD 201 class 1A whisker test, HE3 suffix
meets JESD 201 class 2 whisker test
Note
P4KE250CA to P4KE540A and P4KE250A to P4KE440CA for
commercial grade only
Polarity: For uni-directional types the color band denotes
cathode end, no marking on bi-directional types
Notes
(1) Non-repetitive current pulse, per fig. 3 and derated above TA = 25 °C per fig. 2
(2) 8.3 ms single half-sine wave or equivalent square wave, duty cycle = 4 pulses per minute maximum
(3) VF = 3.5 V for P4KE220A and below; VF = 5.0 V for P4KE250A and above
PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS
VBR uni-directional 6.8 V to 540 V
VBR bi-directional 6.8 V to 440 V
PPPM 400 W
PD1.5 W
IFSM (uni-directional only) 40 A
TJ max. 175 °C
DO-204AL (DO-41)
MAXIMUM RATINGS (TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)
PARAMETER SYMBOL LIMIT UNIT
Peak pulse power dissipation with a 10/1000 μs waveform (1) (fig.1) PPPM 400 W
Peak pulse current with a 10/1000 μs waveform (1) IPPM See next table A
Power dissipation on infinite heatsink at TL = 75 °C (fig. 5) PD1.5 W
Peak forward surge current 8.3 ms single half-sine wave uni-directional only (2) IFSM 40 A
Maximum instantaneous forward voltage at 25 A for uni-directional only (3) VF3.5/5.0 V
Operating junction and storage temperature range TJ, TSTG - 55 to + 175 °C
P4KE6.8A thru P4KE540A
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Notes
(1) Pulse test: tp 50 ms
(2) Surge current waveform per fig. 3 and derate per fig. 2
(3) For bi-directional types with VWM of 10 V and less the ID limit is doubled
(4) All terms and symbols are consistent with ANSI/EEE CA62.35
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)
DEVICE
TYPE
BREAKDOWN
VOLTAGE
VBR AT IT (1)
(V)
TEST
CURRENT
IT
(mA)
STAND-OFF
VOLTAGE
VWM
(V)
MAXIMUM
REVERSE
LEAKAGE
AT VWM
ID (3)
(μA)
MAXIMUM
PEAK
PULSE
CURRENT
IPPM (2)
(A)
MAXIMUM
CLAMPING
VOLTAGE
AT IPPM
VC (V)
MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE
COEFFICENT
AT VBR
(%/°C)
MIN. MAX.
P4KE6.8A 6.45 7.14 10 5.80 1000 38.1 10.5 0.057
P4KE7.5A 7.13 7.88 10 6.40 500 35.4 11.3 0.061
P4KE8.2A 7.79 8.61 10 7.02 200 33.1 12.1 0.060
P4KE9.1A 8.65 9.55 1.0 7.78 50 29.9 13.4 0.068
P4KE10A 9.5 10.5 1.0 8.55 10 27.6 14.5 0.073
P4KE11A 10.5 11.6 1.0 9.40 5.0 25.6 15.6 0.075
P4KE12A 11.4 12.6 1.0 10.2 1.0 24.0 16.7 0.078
P4KE13A 12.4 13.7 1.0 11.1 1.0 22.0 18.2 0.081
P4KE15A 14.3 15.8 1.0 12.8 1.0 18.9 21.2 0.084
P4KE16A 15.2 16.8 1.0 13.6 1.0 17.8 22.5 0.086
P4KE18A 17.1 18.9 1.0 15.3 1.0 15.9 25.2 0.088
P4KE20A 19.0 21.0 1.0 17.1 1.0 14.4 27.7 0.090
P4KE22A 20.9 23.1 1.0 18.8 1.0 13.1 30.6 0.092
P4KE24A 22.8 25.2 1.0 20.5 1.0 12.0 33.2 0.094
P4KE27A 25.7 28.4 1.0 23.1 1.0 10.7 37.5 0.096
P4KE30A 28.5 31.5 1.0 25.6 1.0 9.7 41.4 0.097
P4KE33A 31.4 34.7 1.0 28.2 1.0 8.8 45.7 0.098
P4KE36A 34.2 37.8 1.0 30.8 1.0 8.0 49.9 0.099
P4KE39A 37.1 41.0 1.0 33.3 1.0 7.4 53.9 0.100
P4KE43A 40.9 45.2 1.0 36.8 1.0 6.7 59.3 0.101
P4KE47A 44.7 49.4 1.0 40.2 1.0 6.2 64.8 0.101
P4KE51A 48.5 53.6 1.0 43.6 1.0 5.7 70.1 0.102
P4KE56A 53.2 58.8 1.0 47.8 1.0 5.2 77.0 0.103
P4KE62A 58.9 65.1 1.0 53.0 1.0 4.7 85.0 0.104
P4KE68A 64.6 71.4 1.0 58.1 1.0 4.3 92.0 0.104
P4KE75A 71.3 78.8 1.0 64.1 1.0 3.9 103 0.105
P4KE82A 77.9 86.1 1.0 70.1 1.0 3.5 113 0.105
P4KE91A 86.5 95.5 1.0 77.8 1.0 3.2 125 0.106
P4KE100A 95.0 105 1.0 85.5 1.0 2.9 137 0.106
P4KE110A 105 116 1.0 94.0 1.0 2.6 152 0.107
P4KE120A 114 126 1.0 102 1.0 2.4 165 0.107
P4KE130A 124 137 1.0 111 1.0 2.2 179 0.107
P4KE150A 143 158 1.0 128 1.0 1.9 207 0.108
P4KE160A 152 168 1.0 136 1.0 1.8 219 0.108
P4KE170A 162 179 1.0 145 1.0 1.7 234 0.108
P4KE180A 171 189 1.0 154 1.0 1.6 246 0.108
P4KE200A 190 210 1.0 171 1.0 1.5 274 0.108
P4KE220A 209 231 1.0 185 1.0 1.2 328 0.108
P4KE250A 237 263 1.0 214 1.0 1.2 344 0.110
P4KE300A 285 315 1.0 256 1.0 1.00 414 0.110
P4KE350A 333 368 1.0 300 1.0 0.83 482 0.110
P4KE400A 380 420 1.0 342 1.0 0.73 548 0.110
P4KE440A 418 462 1.0 376 1.0 0.66 602 0.110
P4KE480A 456 504 1.0 408 1.0 0.61 658 0.110
P4KE510A 485 535 1.0 434 1.0 0.57 698 0.110
P4KE540A 513 567 1.0 459 1.0 0.54 740 0.110
P4KE6.8A thru P4KE540A
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Note
(1) AEC-Q101 qualified
RATINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS CURVES (TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)
Fig. 1 - Peak Pulse Power Rating Curve
Fig. 2 - Pulse Power or Current vs. Initial Junction Temperature
Fig. 3 - Pulse Waveform
Fig. 4 - Typical Junction Capacitance Uni-Directional
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)
PARAMETER SYMBOL VALUE UNIT
Typical thermal resistance, junction to lead RJL 66 °C/ W
Typical thermal resistance, junction to ambient LLead = 10 mm RJA 100
ORDERING INFORMATION (Example)
PREFERRED PIN UNIT WEIGHT (g) PREFERRED PACKAGE CODE BASE QUANTITY DELIVERY MODE
P4KE6.8A-E3/54 0.350 54 5500 13" diameter paper tape and reel
P4KE6.8AHE3/54 (1) 0.350 54 5500 13" diameter paper tape and reel
100
10
1
0.1
Non-Repetitive Pulse
Waveform shown in Fig. 3
T
A
= 25 °C
0.1 1 10 100 1000 10 000
P
PPM
- Peak Pulse Power (kW)
t
d
- Pulse Width (µs)
100
75
50
25
0
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
Peak Pulse Power (P
PP
) or Current (I
PP
)
Derating in Percentage (%)
TJ - Initial Temperature (°C)
0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
0
50
100
150
t
d
t - Time (ms)
IPPM - Peak Pulse Current, % IRSM
t
r
= 10 µs
Peak Value
I
PPM
Half Value -
I
PPM
I
PP
2
10/1000 µs Waveform
as defined by R.E.A.
T
J
= 25 °C
Pulse Width (t
d
)
is defined as the Point
where the Peak Current
Decays to 50 % of I
PPM
10
100
1000
10 000
1 10 100 1000
Measured at
Zero Bias
Measured at Stand-Off
Voltage V
WM
T
J
= 25 °C
f = 1.0 MHz
V
sig
= 50 mV
p-p
C
J
- Junction Capacitance (pF)
VBR - Breakdown Voltage (V)
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Fig. 5 - Power Derating Curve
Fig. 6 - Maximum Non-Repetitive Forward Surge Current
Uni-Directional Only
Fig. 7 - Typical Transient Thermal Impedance
PACKAGE OUTLINE DIMENSIONS in inches (millimeters)
P
D
- Power Dissipation (%)
TL - Lead Temperature (°C)
60 Hz
Resistive or
Inductive Load
100
75
50
25
0
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200
L = 0.375" (9.5 mm)
Lead Lengths
1 10 100
10
100
Number of Cycles at 60 Hz
Peak Forward Surge Current (A)
TJ = TJ Max.
8.3 ms Single Half Sine-Wave
10
100
1
0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000
tp - Pulse Duration (s)
Transient Thermal Impedance (°C/W)
DO-204AL (DO-41)
1.0 (25.4)
MIN.
1.0 (25.4)
MIN.
0.205 (5.2)
0.160 (4.1)
0.107 (2.7)
0.080 (2.0)
DIA.
0.034 (0.86)
0.028 (0.71)
DIA.
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