ESD Protection Devices

Tyco Electronics’ ESD line of devices help protect I/O
ports on HDMI 1.3, portable video players, LCD & plasma
TVs, USB 2.0, digital visual interface (DVI), and antenna
switches. ESD devices shunt electrostatic discharge
away from sensitive circuitry in HDTV equipment,
printers, laptops, cellular phones, and other portable
devices.
ESD devices offer many advantages over traditional
protection devices, such as multi layer varistors (MLVs),
which may degrade or distort the signal in high data rate
circuits. Compared to transient voltage suppression
(TVS) diodes and miniature gas discharge tubes (GDTs),
ESD devices provide a more compact form factor and
an economical solution for the shrinking profiles of
today’s compact information appliances.
Available in a range of form factors, our ESD protection
devices provide low capacitance, and meet transmission
line pulse (TLP) testing, as well as IEC61000-4-2 testing.