TransFeed Automotive Series
AVX Multilayer Ceramic Transient Voltage Suppressors
TVS Protection and EMI Attenuation in a Single Chip
PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
APPLICATIONS
• EMI Suppression
• Broadband I/O Filtering
• Vcc Line Conditioning
FEATURES
• Small Size
• Low ESR
• Ultra-fast Response Time
• Broad S21 Characteristics
MARKET SEGMENTS
• Computers
• Automotive
• Power Supplies
• Multimedia Add-On Cards
• Bar Code Scanners
• Remote Terminals
• Medical Instrumentation
• Test Equipment
• Transceivers
• Cellular Phones / Pagers
A comparison table showing typical element parameters and resulting
performance features for MLV and MLVF is shown above.
MLVF PARAMETER MLV
0805 0805
5ph L
s
typical N/A
<600nh L
p
typical <1.5nh
<0.025Ω R
on
typical <0.1Ω
100pf to 2.5nf C typical 100pf to 5.5nf
see VI curves R
v
typical see VI curves
>0.25 x 10
12
Ω R
p
typical >1 x 10
12
Ω
<250ps Typical turn on time <500ps
Typical frequency response
TYPICAL CIRCUITS REQUIRING
TRANSIENT VOLTAGE
PROTECTION AND EMI FILTERING
The following applications and schematic diagrams
show where TransFeed TVS/ EMI filtering devices might
be used:
• System Board Level Interfaces: (Fig. 1)
Digital to RF
Analog to Digital
Digital to Analog
• Voltage Regulation (Fig. 2)
• Power Conversion Circuits (Fig. 3)
• GaAs FET Protection (Fig. 4)
Fig. 2 – Voltage Regulators
Fig. 3 – Power Conversion Circuits/Power Switching Circuits
Fig. 4 – GaAs FET Protection