P4SMA Series

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Surface Mount TRANSZORB® Transient Voltage Suppressors
FEATURES
• Low profile package
• Ideal for automated placement
• Glass passivated chip junction
• Available in uni-directional and bi-directional 400
W peak pulse power capability with a 10/1000 μs
waveform, repetitive rate (duty cycle): 0.01 %
(300 W above 91 V)
DO-214AC (SMA)
• Excellent clamping capability
• Very fast response time
PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS • Low incremental surge resistance
VWM 5.8 V to 459 V
• Meets MSL level 1, per J-STD-020, LF maximum peak of
VBR uni-directional 6.45 V to 567 V 260 °C
VBR bi-directional 6.45 V to 231 V
• Material categorization: for definitions of compliance
PPPM 400 W, 300 W please see www.vishay.com/doc?99912
PD 3.3 W
IFSM (uni-directional only) 40 A
MECHANICAL DATA
TJ max. 150 °C
Case: DO-214AC (SMA)
Polarity Uni-directional, bi-directional
Molding compound meets UL 94 V-0 flammability rating
Package DO-214AC (SMA) Base P/N-M3 - halogen-free, RoHS-compliant, and
commercial grade
DEVICES FOR BI-DIRECTION APPLICATIONS Terminals: Matte tin plated leads, solderable per
For bi-directional devices use CA suffix (e.g. P4SMA10CA). J-STD-002 and JESD 22-B102
Electrical characteristics apply in both directions. M3 suffix meets JESD 201 class 2 whisker test
Polarity: For uni-directional types the band denotes
TYPICAL APPLICATIONS cathode end, no marking on bi-directional types
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.

MAXIMUM RATINGS (TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)

PARAMETER SYMBOL VALUE UNIT
Peak power dissipation with a 10/1000 μs waveform (1)(2) (fig. 1) PPPM 400 W
Peak pulse current with a 10/1000 μs waveform (1) (fig. 3) IPPM See next table A
Power dissipation on infinite heatsink, TA = 50 °C PD 3.3 W
Peak forward surge current 8.3 ms single half sine-wave uni-directional only (2) IFSM 40 A
Operating junction and storage temperature range TJ, TSTG -65 to +150 °C

Notes
(1) Non-repetitive current pulse, per fig. 3 and derated above T = 25 °C per fig. 2, rating is 300 W above 91 V
A
(2) Mounted on 0.2" x 0.2" (5.0 mm x 5.0 mm) copper pads to each terminal

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)

DEVICE BREAKDOWN MAXIMUM MAXIMUM MAXIMUM
TEST MAXIMUM
MARKING VOLTAGE STAND-OFF REVERSE PEAK CLAMPING
CURRENT TEMPERATURE
PART NUMBER CODE VBR AT IT (1) VOLTAGE LEAKAGE PULSE VOLTAGE
IT OF VBR
VWM (V) AT VWM CURRENT AT IPPM
UNI BI MIN. MAX. (mA) (%/°C)
ID (4) (μA) IPPM (2) (A) VC (V)
P4SMA6.8A 6V8A 6V8C 6.45 7.14 10 5.80 1000 38.1 10.5 0.057
P4SMA7.5A 7V5A 7V5C 7.13 7.88 10 6.40 500 35.4 11.3 0.061
P4SMA8.2A 8V2A 8V2C 7.79 8.61 10 7.02 200 33.1 12.1 0.065
P4SMA9.1A 9V1A 9V1C 8.65 9.55 1.0 7.78 50.0 29.9 13.4 0.068
P4SMA10A 10A 10C 9.5 10.5 1.0 8.55 10.0 27.6 14.5 0.073
P4SMA11A 11A 11C 10.5 11.6 1.0 9.40 5.0 25.6 15.6 0.075
P4SMA12A 12A 12C 11.4 12.6 1.0 10.2 1.0 24.0 16.7 0.078
P4SMA13A 13A 13C 12.4 13.7 1.0 11.1 1.0 22.0 18.2 0.081
P4SMA15A 15A 15C 14.3 15.8 1.0 12.8 1.0 18.9 21.2 0.084
P4SMA16A 16A 16C 15.2 16.8 1.0 13.6 1.0 17.8 22.5 0.086
P4SMA18A 18A 18C 17.1 18.9 1.0 15.3 1.0 15.9 25.2 0.089
P4SMA20A 20A 20C 19.0 21.0 1.0 17.1 1.0 14.4 27.7 0.090
P4SMA22A 22A 22C 20.9 23.1 1.0 18.8 1.0 13.1 30.6 0.092
P4SMA24A 24A 24C 22.8 25.2 1.0 20.5 1.0 12.0 33.2 0.090
P4SMA27A 27A 27C 25.7 28.4 1.0 23.1 1.0 10.7 37.5 0.096
P4SMA30A 30A 30C 28.5 31.5 1.0 25.6 1.0 9.7 41.4 0.097
P4SMA33A 33A 33C 31.4 34.7 1.0 28.2 1.0 8.8 45.7 0.098
P4SMA36A 36A 36C 34.2 37.8 1.0 30.8 1.0 8.0 49.9 0.099
P4SMA39A 39A 39C 37.1 41.0 1.0 33.3 1.0 7.4 53.9 0.100
P4SMA43A 43A 43C 40.9 45.2 1.0 36.8 1.0 6.7 59.3 0.101
P4SMA47A 47A 47C 44.7 49.4 1.0 40.2 1.0 6.2 64.8 0.101
P4SMA51A 51A 51C 48.5 53.6 1.0 43.6 1.0 5.7 70.1 0.102
P4SMA56A 56A 56C 53.2 58.8 1.0 47.8 1.0 5.2 77.0 0.103
P4SMA62A 62A 62C 58.9 65.1 1.0 53.0 1.0 4.7 85.0 0.104
P4SMA68A 68A 68C 64.6 71.4 1.0 58.1 1.0 4.3 92.0 0.104
P4SMA75A 75A 75C 71.3 78.8 1.0 64.1 1.0 3.9 104 0.105
P4SMA82A 82A 82C 77.9 86.1 1.0 70.1 1.0 3.5 113 0.105
P4SMA91A 91A 91C 86.5 95.5 1.0 77.8 1.0 3.2 125 0.106
P4SMA100A 100A 100C 95.0 105 1.0 85.5 1.0 2.2 137 0.106
P4SMA110A 110A 110C 105 116 1.0 94.0 1.0 2.0 152 0.107
P4SMA120A 120A 120C 114 126 1.0 102 1.0 1.8 165 0.107
P4SMA130A 130A 130C 124 137 1.0 111 1.0 1.7 179 0.107
P4SMA150A 150A 150C 143 158 1.0 128 1.0 1.4 207 0.106
P4SMA160A 160A 160C 152 168 1.0 136 1.0 1.4 219 0.108
P4SMA170A 170A 170C 162 179 1.0 145 1.0 1.3 234 0.108
P4SMA180A 180A 180C 171 189 1.0 154 1.0 1.2 246 0.108
P4SMA200A 200A 200C 190 210 1.0 171 1.0 1.1 274 0.108
P4SMA220A 220A 220C 209 231 1.0 185 1.0 0.90 328 0.108
P4SMA250A 250A - 237 263 1.0 214 1.0 0.87 344 0.110
P4SMA300A 300A - 285 315 1.0 256 1.0 0.73 414 0.110
P4SMA350A 350A - 333 368 1.0 300 1.0 0.62 482 0.110
P4SMA400A 400A - 380 420 1.0 342 1.0 0.55 548 0.110
P4SMA440A 440A - 418 462 1.0 376 1.0 0.50 602 0.110
P4SMA480A 480A - 456 504 1.0 408 1.0 0.46 658 0.110
P4SMA510A 510A - 485 535 1.0 434 1.0 0.43 698 0.110
P4SMA540A 540A - 513 567 1.0 459 1.0 0.41 740 0.110
Notes
(1) Pulse test: t  50 ms
p
(2) Surge current waveform per fig. 3 and derate per fig. 2
(3) All terms and symbols are consistent with ANSI/IEEE CA62.35
(4) For bi-directional types with V 10 V and less, the I limit is doubled
R D
(5) V = 3.5 V at I = 25 A (uni-directional only)
F F

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THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)

PARAMETER SYMBOL VALUE UNIT
Thermal resistance, junction to ambient air RJA (1) 120 °C/W
Thermal resistance, junction to leads RJL 30 °C/W
Note
(1) Mounted on minimum recommended pad layout

ORDERING INFORMATION (Example)

PREFERRED P/N UNIT WEIGHT (g) PREFERRED PACKAGE CODE BASE QUANTITY DELIVERY MODE
P4SMA6.8A-M3/61 0.064 61T 1800 7" diameter plastic tape and reel
P4SMA6.8A-M3/5A 0.064 5AT 7500 13" diameter plastic tape and reel

RATINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS CURVES

(TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)

100 150
TJ = 25 °C
Non-Repetitive Pulse tr = 10 µs
IPPM - Peak Pulse Current, % IRSM
Pulse Width (td)
Waveform shown in Fig. 3
PPPM - Peak Pulse Power (kW)

is defined as the Point

TA = 25 °C
Peak Value where the Peak Current
IPPM decays to 50 % of IPPM
10 100

P4SMA6.8A -
P4SMA100A - P4SMA91A Half Value - IPP
P4SMA540A IPPM 2
1 50
10/1000 µs Waveform
as defined by R.E.A.

0.2 x 0.2" (5.0 x 5.0 mm)

Copper Pad Areas td
0.1 0
0.1 µs 1.0 µs 10 µs 100 µs 1.0 ms 10 ms 0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
td - Pulse Width (s) t - Time (ms)

Fig. 1 - Peak Pulse Power Rating Curve Fig. 3 - Pulse Waveform

100 10 000
Peak Pulse Power (PPP) or Current (IPP)

TJ = 25 °C
f = 1.0 MHz
CJ - Junction Capacitance (pF)

Vsig = 50 mVp-p
Derating in Percentage, %

75 Measured at
Stand-Off
1000
Voltage VWM

50 Uni-Directional

100
Bi-Directional
25

0 10
0 25 50 75 100 125 150 175 200 1 10 100 200
TJ - Initial Temperature (°C) VBR - Breakdown Voltage (V)

Fig. 2 - Pulse Power or Current vs. Initial Junction Temperature Fig. 4 - Typical Junction Capacitance

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1000 200
Transient Thermal Impedance (°C/W)

TJ = TJ max.

Peak Forward Surge Current (A)

8.3 ms Single Half Sine-Wave

100

100

50

10

1 10
0.001 0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 1 5 10 50 100
tp - Pulse Duration (s) Number of Cycles at 60 Hz

Fig. 5 - Typical Transient Thermal Impedance Fig. 6 - Maximum Non-Repetitive Forward Surge Current
Uni-Directional Only

PACKAGE OUTLINE DIMENSIONS in inches (millimeters)

DO-214AC (SMA)
Cathode Band
Mounting Pad Layout

0.066 (1.68) 0.074 (1.88)

MIN. MAX.
0.065 (1.65) 0.110 (2.79)
0.049 (1.25) 0.100 (2.54)

0.177 (4.50)
0.157 (3.99)
0.060 (1.52)
0.012 (0.305)
MIN.
0.006 (0.152)

0.208 (5.28)
0.090 (2.29) REF.
0.078 (1.98)

0.060 (1.52)
0.030 (0.76) 0.008 (0.203)
0 (0)
0.208 (5.28)
0.194 (4.93)

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