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MultiGuard (2&4 Elements)
AVX Multilayer Ceramic Transient Voltage Suppression
Arrays – ESD Protection for CMOS and Bi Polar Systems
AVX’s Transient Voltage Suppression (TVS) Arrays address six trends in today’s electronic
circuits: (1) mandatory ESD protection, (2) mandatory EMI control, (3) signal integrity
improvement, (4) PCB downsizing, (5) reduced component placement costs, and (6) pro-
tection from induced slow speed transient voltages and currents.
AVX’s MultiGuard products offer numerous advantages, which include a faster turn-on-time
(<1nS), repetitive strike capability, and space savings. In some cases, MultiGuard con-
sumes less than 75% of the PCB real estate required for the equivalent number of discrete
chips. This size advantage, coupled with the savings associated with placing only one chip,
makes MultiGuard the TVS component of choice for ESD protection of I/O lines in portable
equipment and programming ports in cellular phones. Other applications include differential
data line protection, ASIC protection and LCD driver protection for portable computing
devices.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
• Bi-Directional protection
• Very fast response time to ESD strikes
• EMI/RFI filtering in the off-state
• 2 and 4 element arrays
• Multiple lines protection
• Space saving
• Pick & place cost savings
APPLICATIONS
• I/O Lines
• Portable equipment
• Cell phones, radios
• Programming ports
• Differential data lines
• ASIC
• LCD driver
• and more
GENERAL
CHARACTERISTICS
• Operating Temperature:
-55ºC to 125ºC
• Working Voltage: 5.6Vdc-18Vdc
• Case Size: 0405 2x Array
0508 2x Array
0612 4x Array
• Energy: 0.02-0.1J
• Peak Current: 15-30A
P
Termination
Finish
P = Ni/Sn
(Plated)
MG
MultiGuard
04
Case
Size
04 = 0405
05 = 0508
06 = 0612
2
Configuration
2 = 2 Elements
4 = 4 Elements
L
Style
S = Standard
Construction
L = Low
Capacitance
14
Working
Voltage
05 = 5.6VDC
09 = 9.0VDC
14 = 14.0VDC
18 = 18.0VDC
A
Energy
Rating
A = 0.10 Joules
V = 0.02 Joules
X = 0.05 Joules
300
Clamping
Voltage
150 = 18V
200 = 22V
300 = 32V
400 = 42V
500 = 50V
T
Packaging
(PCS/REEL)
D = 1,000
R = 4,000
T = 10,000
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