USBLC6-4SC6
3. HOW TO ENSURE A GOOD ESD PROTECTION
While the USBLC6-4SC6 provides a high immunity to ESD surge, an efficient protection depends on the
layout of the board. In the same way, with the rail to rail topology, the track from the V
BUS
pin to the power
supply +V
CC
and from the V
BUS
pin to GND must be as short as possible to avoid overvoltages due to
parasitic phenomena (see figure 6).
It’s often harder to connect the power supply near to the USBLC6-4SC6 unlike the ground thanks to the
ground plane that allows a short connection.
To ensure the same efficiency for positive surges when the connections can’t be short enough, we
recommend to put close to the USBLC6-4SC6, between V
BUS
and ground, a capacitance of 100nF to
prevent from these kinds of overvoltage disturbances (see figure 7).
The add of this capacitance will allow a better protection by providing during surge a constant voltage.
The figures 8, 9 and 10 show the improvement of the ESD protection according to the recommendations
described above.
Figure 7: ESD behavior: optimized layout and
add of a capacitance of 100nF
Figure 8: ESD behavior: measurements
conditions (with coupling capacitance)
ESD
SURGE
V
CL
+
ESD
SURGE
Lw
REF2=+V
CC
C=100nF
t
TEST BOARD
USBLC6-4SC6
POSITIVE
SURGE
I/O
V
CL
+
= V
CC
+
V
F
surge >0
VI/O
t
+5V
V
CL
- = -
V
F
surge <0
NEGATIVE
SURGE
REF1=GND
V
CL
-
C=100nF
Figure 9: Remaining voltage after the
USBLC6-4SC6 during positive ESD surge
Figure 10: Remaining voltage after the
USBLC6-4SC6 during negative ESD surge
IMPORTANT:
A main precaution to take is to put the protection device closer to the disturbance source (generally the
connector).
Note:
The measurements have been done with the USBLC6-4SC6 in open circuit.
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