TVS Diode Arrays
Electronic Protection Array for ESD and Overvoltage Protection
SP720
The overstress curve is shown in Figure 6 for a 15V supply condition. The
Peak Transient Current Capability of the SP720
dual pins are capable of 10A peak current for a 10µs pulse and 4A peak
current for a 1ms pulse. The complete for single pulse peak current vs.
pulse width time ranging up to 1 second are shown in Figure 6.
The peak transient current capability rises sharply as the width of the
current pulse narrows. Destructive testing was done to fully evaluate the
SP720’s ability to withstand a wide range of transient current pulses. The
circuit used to generate current pulses is shown in Figure 5.
VARIABLETIME DURATION
CURRENT PULSE GENERATOR
+
R
The test circuit of Figure 5 is shown with a positive pulse input. For a
negative pulse input, the (-) current pulse input goes to an SP720 ‘IN’
input pin and the (+) current pulse input goes to the SP720 V- pin. The
V+ to V- supply of the SP720 must be allowed to float. (i.e., It is not tied
to the ground reference of the current pulse generator.) Figure 6 shows
the point of overstress as defined by increased leakage in excess of the
data sheet published limits.
1
V
G
CURRENT
-
SENSE
(-)
(+)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
IN
IN
IN
IN
V+ 16
IN 15
IN 14
IN 13
IN 12
IN 11
IN 10
The maximum peak input current capability is dependent on the V+ to V-
voltage supply level, improving as the supply voltage is reduced. Values
of 0, 5, 15 and 30 voltages are shown. The safe operating range of the
transient peak current should be limited to no more than 75% of the
measured overstress level for any given pulse width as shown in Figure 6.
+
C1
-
SP720
VOLTAGE
PROBE
IN
IN
IN
V-
When adjacent input pins are paralleled, the sustained peak current
capability is increased to nearly twice that of a single pin. For compari-
son, tests were run using dual pin combinations 1+2, 3+4, 5+6, 7+9,
10+11, 12+13 and 14+15.
IN
9
R ~ 10Ω TYPICAL
1
G
V
ADJ. 10V/ATYPICAL
C1 ~ 100µF
5
FIGURE 5. TYPICALSP720 PEAKCURRENTTEST CIRCUIT
WITH AVARIABLEPULSEWIDTH INPUT
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
CAUTION: SAFE OPERATING CONDITIONS LIMIT
THE MAXIMUM PEAK CURRENT FOR A GIVEN
PULSEWIDTH TO BE NO GREATER THAN 75%
OF THE VALUES SHOWN ON EACH CURVE.
SINGLE PIN STRESS CURVES
DUAL PIN STRESS CURVE
0V
5V
15V
15V
30V
V+ TO V- SUPPLY
10
0.001
0.01
0.1
1
100
1000
PULSEWIDTH TIME (ms)
FIGURE 6. SP720TYPICALSINGLE PULSE PEAKCURRENT CURVES SHOWINGTHE MEASURED POINT OF OVER-STRESS IN
o
AMPERES vsPULSETIME IN MILLISECONDS (T = 25 C)
A
231
www. lit t elf us e. c om
LITTELFUSE [ LITTELFUSE ]
