P6KE6.8 thru P6KE540A
Vishay General Semiconductor
Document Number: 88369
Revision: 22-Oct-08
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TRANSZORB Transient Voltage Suppressors
FEATURES
Glass passivated chip junction
Available in uni-directional and bi-directional
600 W peak pulse power capability with a
10/1000 s waveform, repetitive rate (duty
cycle): 0.01 %
Excellent clamping capability
Very fast response time
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
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, automotive and
telecommunication.
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
E3 suffix meets JESD 201 class 1A whisker test, HE3
suffix meets JESD 201 class 2 whisker test
Note:
P6KE250 ~ P6KE540A and P6KE250C ~ P6KE440CA for
commercial grade only
Polarity: For uni-directional types the color band
denotes cathode end, no marking on bi-directional
types
DEVICES FOR BI-DIRECTION APPLICATIONS
For
bi-directional
types,
use
C
or
CA
suffix
(e.g. P6KE440CA).
Electrical characteristics apply in both directions.
PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS
VBR uni-directional
6.8 V to 540 V
VBR bi-directional
6.8 V to 440 V
PPPM
600 W
PD
5.0 W
IFSM (uni-directional only)
100 A
TJ max.
175 °C
DO-204AC (DO-15)
Notes:
(1) Non-repetitive current pulse, per Fig. 3 and derated above TA = 25 °C per Fig. 2
(2) Measured on 8.3 ms single half sine-wave or equivalent square wave, duty cycle = 4 per minute maximum
(3) VF = 3.5 V for P6KE220(A) and below; VF = 5.0 V for P6KE250(A) and above
MAXIMUM RATINGS (TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)
PARAMETER
SYMBOL
VALUE
UNIT
Peak power dissipation with a 10/1000 s waveform (1) (Fig. 1)
PPPM
600
W
Peak pulse current with a 10/1000 s waveform (1)
IPPM
See next table
A
Power dissipation on infinite heatsink at TL = 75 °C (Fig. 5)
PD
5.0
W
Peak forward surge current, 8.3 ms single half sine-wave (2)
IFSM
100
A
Maximum instantaneous forward voltage at 50 A for uni-directional only (3)
VF
3.5/5.0
V
Operating junction and storage temperature range
TJ, TSTG
- 55 to + 175
°C