SA5.0 thru SA170CA
Vishay General Semiconductor
TRANSZORB® Transient Voltage Suppressors
FEATURES
• Glass passivated chip junction
• Available in uni-directional and bi-directional
• 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-204AC (DO-15)
• Low incremental surge resistance
• Solder dip 260 °C, 40 s
• Component in accordance to RoHS 2002/95/EC
and WEEE 2002/96/EC
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS
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.
VWM
5.0 V to 170 V
PPPM
500 W
3.0 W
70 A
PD
I
FSM (uni-directional only)
TJ max.
175 °C
MECHANICAL DATA
Case: DO-204AC, molded epoxy over passivated chip
Molding compound meets UL 94 V-0 flammability
rating
Base P/N-E3 - RoHS compliant, commercial grade
Base P/NHE3 - RoHS compliant, high reliability/
automotive grade (AEC Q101 qualified)
Terminals: Matte tin plated leads, solderable per
J-STD-002 and JESD22-B102
DEVICES FOR BI-DIRECTION APPLICATIONS
For bi-directional types, use
(e.g. SA5.0C, SA170CA).
C
or CA suffix
Electrical characteristics apply in both directions.
E3 suffix meets JESD 201 class 1A whisker test, HE3
suffix meets JESD 201 class 2 whisker test
Polarity: For uni-directional types the color band
denotes cathode end, no marking on bi-directional
types
MAXIMUM RATINGS (T = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)
A
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
PPPM
IPPM
VALUE
UNIT
W
Peak pulse power dissipation with a 10/1000 µs waveform (1) (Fig. 1)
Peak pulse current with a 10/1000 µs waveform (1)
500
See next table
3.0
A
Power dissipation on infinite heatsink at TA = 75 °C (Fig. 5)
Peak forward surge current, 10 ms single half sine-wave uni-directional only
Maximum instantaneous forward voltage at 35 A for uni-directional only (2)
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
(2) 8.3 ms single half sine-wave or equivalent square wave, duty cycle = 4 per minute maximum
Document Number: 88378
Revision: 21-Oct-08
For technical questions within your region, please contact one of the following:
PDD-Americas@vishay.com, PDD-Asia@vishay.com, PDD-Europe@vishay.com
www.vishay.com
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