P6KA6.8 thru P6KA43A
Vishay Semiconductors
formerly General Semiconductor
Document Number 88368
www.vishay.com
06-May-02
1
Automotive Transient Voltage Suppressors
Breakdown Voltage 6.8 to 43V
Peak Pulse Power 600W
0.034 (0.86)
0.028 (0.71)
Dia.
0.140 (3.6)
0.104 (2.6)
Dia.
0.230 (5.8)
0.300 (7.6)
1.0 (25.4)
min.
1.0 (25.4)
min.
DO-204AC (DO-15)
Patented*
Maximum Ratings and Thermal Characteristics
(T
A
= 25C unless otherwise noted)
Parameter
Symbol
Value
Unit
Peak pulse power dissipation with a 10/1000
s
(1)
(Fig. 1)
P
PPM
Minimum 600
W
Pulse pulse current with a 10/1000
s waveform
(1)
(Fig. 3)
I
PPM
See Next Table
A
Steady state power dissipation at T
L
= 75C
lead lengths 0.375" (9.5mm)
(2)
P
M(AV)
5.0
W
Peak forward surge current, 8.3ms single half sine-wave
(3)
I
FSM
75
A
Maximum instantaneous forward voltage at 50A
(3)
V
F
3.5
V
Operating junction and storage temperature range
T
J
, T
STG
65 to +185
C
Notes:
(1) Non-repetitive current pulse, per Fig. 3 and derated above T
A
= 25C per Fig. 2
(2) Mounted on copper pad area of 1.6 x 1.6" (40 x 40mm) per Fig. 5
(3) Measured on 8.3ms single half sine-wave, or equivalent square wave, duty cycle = 4 pulses per minutes maximum
Available in uni-directional only
Dimensions in inches and (millimeters)
*
Patent #'s 4,980,315
5,166,769
5,278,094
Features
Designed for under the hood applications
Plastic package has Underwriters Laboratory
Flammability Classification 94V-0
Exclusive patented PAR
oxide passivated chip
construction
600W peak pulse power surge capability with a
10/1000ms waveform repetition rate (duty cycle):
0.01%
Excellent clamping capability
Low incremental surge resistance
Very fast response time
For devices with V
(BR)
10V, I
D
are typically less
than 1.0mA
High temperature soldering guaranteed:
300C/10 seconds, 0.375" (9.5mm) lead length,
5lbs. (2.3kg) tension
Mechanical Data
Case: JEDEC DO-204AC molded plastic body over
passivated junction
Terminals: Solder plated axial leads, solderable per
MIL-STD-750, Method 2026
Polarity: For unidirectional types the color band
denotes the cathode, which is positive with respect
to the anode under normal TVS operation
Mounting Position: Any
Weight: 0.015 oz., 0.4 g
Packaging codes/options:
1/4K per Bulk Box, 40K/box
4/4K per 13" Reel, 16K/box
23/2K per Ammo mag., 18K/box
P6KA6.8 thru P6KA43A
Vishay Semiconductors
formerly General Semiconductor
www.vishay.com
Document Number 88368
2
06-May-02
Electrical Characteristics
(T
A
= 25C unless otherwise noted)
T
J
= 150C
Maximum
Breakdown Voltage
Maximum
Maximum
Peak Pulse
Maximum
Temp.
V
(BR)
(1)
at I
T
Test
Stand-off
Reverse
Reverse
Current
Clamping
Coefficient
(V)
Current
Voltage
Leakage
Leakage
I
PPM
(2)
Voltage
of
I
T
V
WM
at V
WM
at V
WM
at l
PPM
V
(BR)
Device Type
Min
Max
(A)
(V)
I
D
(
A)
I
D
(
A)
(A)
V
C
(V)
(% / C)
P6KA6.8
6.12
7.48
10
5.50
500
1000
55.6
10.8
0.057
P6KA6.8A
6.45
7.14
10
5.80
500
1000
57.1
10.5
0.057
P6KA7.5
6.75
8.25
10
6.05
250
500
51.3
11.7
0.061
P6KA7.5A
7.13
7.88
10
6.40
250
500
53.1
11.3
0.061
P6KA8.2
7.38
9.02
10
6.63
100
200
48.0
12.5
0.065
P6KA8.2A
7.79
8.61
10
7.02
100
200
49.6
12.1
0.065
P6KA9.1
8.19
10.0
1.0
7.37
25.0
50
43.5
13.8
0.068
P6KA9.1A
8.65
9.55
1.0
7.78
25.0
50
44.8
13.4
0.068
P6KA10
9.00
11.0
1.0
8.10
10.0
20
40.0
15.0
0.073
P6KA10A
9.50
10.5
1.0
8.55
10.0
20
41.4
14.5
0.073
P6KA11
9.90
12.1
1.0
8.92
5.0
5.0
37.0
16.2
0.075
P6KA11A
10.5
11.6
1.0
9.40
5.0
5.0
38.5
15.6
0.076
P6KA12
10.8
13.2
1.0
9.72
2.0
5.0
34.7
17.3
0.076
P6KA12A
11.4
12.6
1.0
10.2
2.0
5.0
35.9
16.7
0.078
P6KA13
11.7
14.3
1.0
10.5
2.0
5.0
31.6
19.0
0.081
P6KA13A
12.4
13.7
1.0
11.1
2.0
5.0
33.0
18.2
0.081
P6KA15
13.5
16.3
1.0
12.1
1.0
5.0
27.3
22.0
0.084
P6KA15A
14.3
15.8
1.0
12.8
1.0
5.0
28.3
21.2
0.084
P6KA16
14.4
17.6
1.0
12.9
1.0
5.0
25.5
23.5
0.086
P6KA16A
15.2
16.8
1.0
13.6
1.0
5.0
26.7
22.5
0.08
P6KA18
16.2
19.8
1.0
14.5
1.0
5.0
22.6
26.5
0.088
P6KA18A
17.1
18.9
1.0
15.3
1.0
5.0
23.8
25.2
0.088
P6KA20
18.0
22.0
1.0
16.2
1.0
5.0
20.6
29.1
0.090
P6KA20A
19.0
21.0
1.0
17.1
1,0
5.0
21.7
27.7
0.090
P6KA22
19.8
24.2
1.0
17.8
1.0
5.0
18.8
31.9
0.092
P6KA22A
20.9
23.1
1.0
18.8
1.0
5.0
19.6
30.6
0.092
P6KA24
21.6
26.4
1.0
19.4
1.0
5.0
17.3
34.7
0.094
P6KA24A
22.8
25.2
1.0
20.5
1.0
5.0
18.1
33.6
0.094
P6KA27
24.3
29.7
1.0
21.8
1.0
5.0
15.3
39.1
0.096
P6KA27A
25.7
28.4
1.0
23.1
1.0
5.0
16.0
37.5
0.096
P6KA30
27.0
33.0
1.0
24.3
1.0
5.0
13.8
43.5
0.097
P6KA30A
28.5
31.5
1.0
25.6
1.0
5.0
14.5
41.4
0.097
P6KA33
29.7
36.3
1.0
26.8
1.0
5.0
12.6
47.7
0.098
P6KA33A
31.4
34.7
1.0
28.2
1.0
5.0
13.1
45.7
0.098
P6KA36
32.4
39.6
1.0
29.1
1.0
5.0
11.5
52.0
0.099
P6KA36A
34.2
37.8
1.0
30.8
1.0
5.0
12.0
49.9
0.099
P6KA39
35.1
42.9
1.0
31.6
1.0
5.0
10.6
56.4
0.100
P6KA39A
37.1
41.0
1.0
33.3
1.0
5.0
11.1
53.9
0.100
P6KA43
38.7
47.3
1.0
34.8
1.0
5.0
9.7
61.9
0.101
P6KA43A
40.9
45.2
1.0
36.8
1.0
5.0
10.1
59.3
0.101
Notes:
(1) V
(BR)
measured after I
T
applied for 300
s. I
T
=square wave pulse or equivalent
(2) Surge current waveform per Fig. 3 and derate per Fig. 2
(3) All terms and symbols are consistent with ANSI/IEEE C62.35
P6KA6.8 thru P6KA43A
Vishay Semiconductors
formerly General Semiconductor
Document Number 88368
www.vishay.com
06-May-02
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Ratings and
Characteristic Curves
(T
A
= 25C unless otherwise noted)
0
25
50
75
100
0
75
25
50
100
125
150
175
200
Peak Pulse Power (P
PP
) or Current (I
PP
)
Derating in Percentage, %
T
A
-- Ambient Temperature (
C)
1
10
100
Fig. 2 Pulse Derating Curve
P
PPM
--
Peak Pulse Power (kW)
Fig. 1 Peak Pulse Power Rating Curve
0.1
1
10
100
0.1
s
1.0
s
10
s
td -- Pulse Width (sec.)
100
s
1.0ms
10ms
Fig. 5 Steady State Power
Derating Curve
Non-repetitive Pulse
Waveform shown in Fig. 3
T
A
= 25
C
Fig. 6 - Maximum Non-Repetitive /Peak
Forward Surge Current
I
FSM
--
Peak Forward Surge Current (A)
Number of Cycles at 60H
Z
C
J
--
Junction Capacitance (pF)
10
100
1,000
6,000
10
1.0
100
200
V
(BR)
-- Breakdown Voltage (V)
T
J
= 25
C
f = 1.0MHz
Vsig = 50mVp-p
10
100
200
T
L
= 75
C
8.3ms Single Half Sine-Wave
(JEDEC Method)
Measured at
Stand-Off
Voltage, V
WM
Measured at
Zero Bias
0
1.25
2.5
3.75
5.0
0
75
25
100
125
150
175
200
PM
(A
V)
, Steady State Power Dissipation (W)
1.6 x 1.6 x 0.040"
(40 x 40 x 1mm)
Copper Heat Sinks
Fig. 4 Typical Junction Capacitance
T
L
-- Lead Temperature (
C)
50
60H
Z
Resistive
or Inductive Load
0
50
100
150
I
PPM
--
Peak Pulse Current, % I
RSM
Fig. 3 Pulse Waveform
T
J
= 25
C
Pulse Width (td)
is defined as the point
where the peak current
decays to 50% of I
PPM
tr = 10
sec.
Peak Value
I
PPM
Half Value -- IPP
I
PPM
2
td
10/1000
sec. Waveform
as defined by R.E.A.
0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
t -- Time (ms)
L = 0.375" (9.5mm)
Lead Lengths
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