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Transient Voltage Suppressors (TVS)

High-Quality and Flight-Critical Transient Voltage Suppressors/ESD Suppressors

Designed to protect sensitive components from electrical overstress due to events like lightning strikes, inductive load switching and electrostatic discharge, a Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) limits a voltage spike to a safe level. A TVS diode provides this critical protection by going into avalanche breakdown within no more than a few nanoseconds after a strike, clamping the transient voltage and routing its current to the ground. This solution can significantly improve equipment reliability and reduce losses due to transient voltage-related failures.

Our broad portfolio includes both unidirectional and bidirectional discreet plastic TVS devices with power levels ranging from 600W to 130 kW. These solutions are supported by qualification test plans and reliability monitoring that are in line with the best industry-standard practices.

TVS Products

TVS Diode Array Family

The MDA3KP TVS is a 3 kW diode array family offering high reliability, MIL-PRF-19500 JANTX-level qualification and integrated voltage-clamping protection.

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Low-Capacitance TVS Products

These devices provide reliable protection for high-speed signal lines in harsh environments. They are robust and rigorously tested to provide long-term reliability in mission-critical applications.

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Low-Profile TVS Diodes

Our 400W SMASF TVS diodes offer 5.8–214V standoff, uni/bidirectional options, Sn/Pb or RoHS plating, full surge testing, lot traceability, Level 1 moisture rating and 3σ standby current screening.

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Plastic Large-Area Device (PLAD) Diodes

Our surface-mount PLAD diodes provide advanced surge protection to mitigate the effects of lightning-induced DSP disruptions and to enable compliance with safety standards for composite aircraft.

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Powermite Products

Our Powermite surface-mount TVS and Schottky diodes feature low forward drop, fast switching and high efficiency to deliver robust transient protection and efficient rectification in tight spaces.

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Surface-Mount TVS Arrays

Our 20 families of surface-mount TVS arrays are available in unidirectional or bidirectional configurations and come in QFN, SOT-23, SOT-143, SO-8, SO-14, and SO-16 packages.

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Surface-Mount TVS Diodes

Our surface-mount SMA 500W, SMB 600W, SMC 1,500W and SML 3,000W TVS diodes with high-reliability screening offer high-surge protection for telecom, automotive and industrial systems.

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Axial Devices

Our 15KP, 30KP and RT100KP axial TVS diodes offer high surge capability, low clamping voltage and reliable overvoltage protection for sensitive application components.

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Non-Hermetic TVS Devices

This non-hermetic series of unidirectional TVS devices is MIL-PRF-19500/716 qualified, offers 1500W peak pulse power, fast response times, and complies with IEC61000-4-5 surge standards.

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Featured

Industry-First MIL-Qualified Plastic TVS Devices

Experience a new standard in high-reliability protection for your aerospace and defense applications with the industry’s first military-qualified (MIL-PRF-19500) plastic TVS devices. They safeguard your sensitive electronic components from voltage transients, such as lightning strikes, Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) and other surges, to deliver the robust performance you require. Compared to traditional hermetically sealed packages, our plastic TVS devices offer you a cost-effective, lightweight and compact solution without compromising on the stringent military performance and reliability standards. These devices are available in a variety of voltage ratings and configurations to meet your specific system design needs.