SP720ABT Littelfuse Inc, SP720ABT Datasheet - Page 4

• Manufacturer Part Number: SP720ABT
• Description: IC,Overvoltage Protector,BIPOLAR,SOP,16PIN,PLASTIC
• Manufacturer: Littelfuse Inc
• Series: SP720r

Specifications of SP720ABT

• Voltage - Working: 30V
• Technology: Mixed Technology
• Number Of Circuits: 14
• Applications: General Purpose
• Package / Case: 16-SOIC
• Operating Voltage: 2 V to 30 V
• Capacitance: 3 pF
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Contains lead / RoHS non-compliant
• Power (watts): -
• Voltage - Clamping: -
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: No

TVS Diode Arrays
Electronic Protection Array for ESD and Overvoltage Protection
SP720
Peak Transient Current Capability of the SP720
The peak transient current capability rises sharply as the width of the
current pulse narrows. Destructive testing was done to fully evaluate the
SP720’s ability to withstand a wide range of transient current pulses. The
circuit used to generate current pulses is shown in Figure 5.
The test circuit of Figure 5 is shown with a positive pulse input. For a
negative pulse input, the (-) current pulse input goes to an SP720 ‘IN’
input pin and the (+) current pulse input goes to the SP720 V- pin. The
V+ to V- supply of the SP720 must be allowed to float. (i.e., It is not tied
to the ground reference of the current pulse generator.) Figure 6 shows
the point of overstress as defined by increased leakage in excess of the
data sheet published limits.
The maximum peak input current capability is dependent on the V+ to V-
voltage supply level, improving as the supply voltage is reduced. Values
of 0, 5, 15 and 30 voltages are shown. The safe operating range of the
transient peak current should be limited to no more than 75% of the
measured overstress level for any given pulse width as shown in Figure 6.
When adjacent input pins are paralleled, the sustained peak current
capability is increased to nearly twice that of a single pin. For compari-
son, tests were run using dual pin combinations 1+2, 3+4, 5+6, 7+9,
10+11, 12+13 and 14+15.
FIGURE 6. SP720 TYPICAL SINGLE PULSE PEAK CURRENT CURVES SHOWING THE MEASURED POINT OF OVER-STRESS IN
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0.001
AMPERES vs PULSE TIME IN MILLISECONDS (T
0.01
0.1
w w w . l i t t e l f u s e . c o m
PULSE WIDTH TIME (ms)
A
= 25
CAUTION: SAFE OPERA TING CONDITIONS LIMIT
SINGLE PIN STRESS CURVES
DUAL PIN STRESS CURVE
o
C)
THE MAXIMUM PEAK CURRENT FOR A GIVEN
PULSE WIDTH TO BE NO GREATER THAN 75%
OF THE VALUES SHOWN ON EACH CURVE.
The overstress curve is shown in Figure 6 for a 15V supply condition. The
dual pins are capable of 10A peak current for a 10µs pulse and 4A peak
current for a 1ms pulse. The complete for single pulse peak current vs.
pulse width time ranging up to 1 second are shown in Figure 6.
1
R
V
C1
G
1
30V
FIGURE 5. TYPICAL SP720 PEAK CURRENT TEST CIRCUIT
0V
5V
~
~
ADJ. 10V/A TYPICAL
-
10Ω TYPICAL
+
100µF
V
V+ TO V- SUPPLY
G
WITH A VARIABLE PULSE WIDTH INPUT
VOLTAGE
10
PROBE
R
1
(+)
CURRENT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
SENSE
VARIABLE TIME DURATION
CURRENT PULSE GENERA TOR
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
V-
SP720
100
15V
V+
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
(-)
15V
1000
C1
+
-
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