SA5.0A thru SA170CA
Vishay General Semiconductor
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TRANSZORB Transient Voltage Suppressors
FEATURES
• Glass passivated chip junction
• Available in unidirectional and bidirectional
• 500 W peak pulse power capability with a
10/1000 μs waveform, repetitive rate (duty cycle): 0.01 %
• Excellent clamping capability
• Very fast response time
DO-15 (DO-204AC)
• Low incremental surge resistance
• Solder dip 275 °C max. 10 s, per JESD 22-B106
• AEC-Q101 qualified
• Material categorization: for definitions of compliance
please see www.vishay.com/doc?99912
PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS
VWM
5.0 V to 170 V
6.4 V to 209 V
6.4 V to 209 V
500 W
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
V
BR (unidirectional)
Use in sensitive electronics protection against voltage
transients induced by inductive load switching and lighting
on ICs, MOSFET, signal lines of sensor units for consumer,
computer, industrial, and telecommunication.
V
BR (bidirectional)
PPPM
PD
3.0 W
IFSM (unidirectional only)
70 A
TJ max.
175 °C
MECHANICAL DATA
Polarity
Unidirectional, bidirectional
DO-15 (DO-204AC)
Case: DO-15 (DO-204AC)
Molded epoxy over passivated chip
Package
Molding compound meets UL 94 V-0 flammability rating
Base P/N-E3
- RoHS compliant, commercial grade
Base P/NHE3 - RoHS compliant, AEC-Q101 qualified
Terminals: matte tin plated leads, solderable per
J-STD-002 and JESD 22-B102
E3 suffix meets JESD 201 class 1A whisker test, HE3 suffix
meets JESD 201 class 2 whisker test
DEVICES FOR BIDIRECTION APPLICATIONS
For bidirectional types, use CA suffix (e.g. SA5.0CA,
SA170CA).
Electrical characteristics apply in both directions.
Polarity: for unidirectional types the color band denotes
cathode end, no marking on bidirectional types
MAXIMUM RATINGS (TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)
PARAMETER
Peak pulse power dissipation with a 10/1000 μs waveform (1) (fig. 1)
Peak pulse current with a 10/1000 μs waveform (1)
SYMBOL
PPPM
IPPM
VALUE
UNIT
W
500
See next table
3.0
A
Power dissipation on infinite heatsink at TL = 75 °C (fig. 5)
Peak forward surge current 10 ms single half sine-wave unidirectional only
Maximum instantaneous forward voltage at 100 A for unidirectional only (3)
Operating junction and storage temperature range
PD
W
IFSM
70
A
VF
3.5
V
TJ, TSTG
-55 to +175
°C
Notes
(1)
Non-repetitive current pulse, per fig. 3 and derated above TA = 25 °C per fig. 2
8.3 ms single half sine-wave or equivalent square wave, duty cycle = 4 pulses per minute maximum
(2)
Revision: 27-Sep-2021
Document Number: 88378
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