Considerations for New Designs
Printer Friendly Version There are always new Devices and Systems being developed. Any systems for military use must be designed to continue its intended purpose under the most difficult and adverse conditions. MDE Semiconductor is aware of many of these needs and...
Can a TVS be used as a regulator instead of a Zener Diode?
Printer Friendly Version Normally TVS Diodes are transient absorbing devices. They could be used as a regulator but only under very special conditions. But the voltage control is not that precise and the TVS devices are not continuous operating components, their V-I...
TVS Protection of Filters
Printer Friendly Version A filter is a circuit designed to selectively separate or eliminate a frequency or range of frequencies that is desired for the proper operation of a device or system. Filters can be subjected to all sorts of Impulses and Surges. Filters are...
Test Waveform Comparison
Test Waveform Comparison Printer Friendly Version Various Test waveforms are used to test TVS diodes and also evaluate products that are protected by TVS devices. The typical waveforms used are described and shown here. Also, the approximate energy can be determined...
SPD Design Tips for Fusing Surge Design Elements (TVS or MOV)
SPD Design Tips for Fusing Surge Design Elements (TVS or MOV) Printer Friendly Version Surge Protectors may use fuses as the means of protecting the product or components within the product. Fuses are also used to limit the current that can affect the...
The MAX15KA Family of MAX Power TVS Diodes
The MAX15KA Family of MAX Power TVS Diodes Printer Friendly Version The SMDMAX15KA Series MAX Power TVS Diodes are designed to offer clamping characteristics superior to those of standard silicon avalanche diode (SAD) technologies. This superior performance is made...
How to Select Silicon TVS Diode Devices
Printer Friendly Version Voltage and current transients are a major cause of solid-state component failure in electronic systems. These transients are a result of a sudden release of stored energy. Transients may be generated from a variety of sources, both internal...
Typical TVS Design Aids
Printer Friendly Version Typical TVS Design Aids 1) Leakage current will double for every 10 to 15°C rise in temperature, depending upon the voltage (usually referenced to the ambient temperature). 2) The typical change in Breakdown Voltage (BV or...
Filter Protection
Printer Friendly Version Filter Protection Requirement: Provide a TVS device to protect a filter against damage due to RTCA Waveforms Voltage Waveform 4 and Current Waveform 1 Pulse 1600v/320A at 6.4/69 usec The input limits are: Nominal range 28 to 33 volts, and...
IEEE DICTIONARY (IEEE STANDARD 100-2000)
Printer Friendly Version IEEE DICTIONARY (IEEE STANDARD 100-2000) Pulse A brief excursion of a quantity from normal. Risetime The time interval of the leading edge between the instants at which the instantaneous value first...