PolyZen
Polymer Enhanced Zener Diode
Micro-Assemblies
PRODUCT: ZEN056V130A24LS
DOCUMENT: SCD26730
REV LETTER: F
REV DATE: MAY 12, 2011
PAGE NO.: 1 OF 8
Specification Status: Released
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
TE PolyZen devices are polymer
enhanced, precision Zener diode micro-
assemblies. They offer resettable
protection against multi-Watt fault events
without the need for multi-Watt heat sinks.
The Zener diode used for voltage
clamping in a PolyZen micro-assembly
was selected due to its relatively flat
voltage vs current response. This helps improve output
voltage clamping, even when input voltage is high and diode
currents are large.
An advanced feature of the PolyZen micro-assembly is that
the Zener diode is thermally coupled to a resistively non-
linear, polymer PTC (positive temperature coefficient) layer.
This PTC layer is fully integrated into the device, and is
electrically in series between V
IN
and the diode clamped V
OUT
.
This advanced PTC layer responds to either extended diode
heating or overcurrent events by transitioning from a low to
high resistance state, also known as ”tripping”. A tripped PTC
will limit current and generate voltage drop. It helps to protect
both the Zener diode and the follow on electronics and
effectively increases the diode’s power handling capability.
The polymer enhanced Zener diode helps protect sensitive
portable electronics from damage caused by inductive
voltage spikes, voltage transients, incorrect power supplies
and reverse bias. These devices are particularly suitable for
portable electronics and other low-power DC devices.
BENEFITS
• Stable Zener diode helps shield downstream
electronics from overvoltage and reverse bias
• Trip events shut out overvoltage and reverse
bias sources
• Analog nature of trip events minimizes
upstream inductive spikes
• Minimal power dissipation requirements
• Single component placement
FEATURES
• Overvoltage transient suppression
• Stable V
Z
vs fault current
• Time delayed, overvoltage trip
• Time delayed, reverse bias trip
• Multi-Watt power handling capability
• Integrated device construction
• RoHS Compliant
TARGET APPLICATIONS
• DC power port protection in portable
electronics
• DC power port protection for systems using
barrel jacks for power input
• Internal overvoltage & transient suppression
• DC output voltage regulation
TYPICAL APPLICATION BLOCK DIAGRAM
GND
V
IN
V
OUT
Regulated
Output
R
Load
Protected downstream
electronics
1
2
3
+
Power Supply
(External or Internal)
PolyZen Protected Electronics
PolyZen
Device
GND
V
IN
V
OUT
Regulated
Output
R
Load
Protected downstream
electronics
1
2
3
+
Power Supply
(External or Internal)
PolyZen Protected Electronics
GND
V
IN
V
OUT
Regulated
Output
R
Load
Protected downstream
electronics
1
2
3
+
Power Supply
(External or Internal)
PolyZen Protected Electronics
PolyZen
Device