1.5KA6.8 thru 1.5KA47A
Vishay General Semiconductor
Document Number: 88300
Revision: 20-Oct-08
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Automotive Transient Voltage Suppressors
High Temperature Stability and High Reliability Conditions
FEATURES
• Patented PAR® construction
• Available in uni-directional polarity only
• 1500 W peak pulse power capability with a
10/1000 µs waveform
• 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: Molded epoxy body over passivated junction
Molding compound meets UL 94 V-0 flammability
rating
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
HE3 suffix meets JESD 201 class 2 whisker test
Polarity: Color band denotes cathode end
PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS
VBR 6.8 V to 47 V
PPPM 1500 W
PD6.5 W
IFSM 200 A
TJ max. 185 °C
*
Patent #'s
4,980,315
5,166,769
5,278,094
Patented*
Case Style 1.5KA
Notes:
(1) Non-repetitive current pulse, per Fig. 3 and derated above TA = 25 °C per Fig. 2
(2) 8.3 ms single half sine-wave or equivalent square wave, duty cycle = 4 pulses per minute maximum
MAXIMUM RATINGS (TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)
PARAMETER SYMBOL LIMIT UNIT
Peak pulse power dissipation with a 10/1000 µs waveform (1) (Fig. 1) PPPM 1500 W
Peak pulse current at TA = 25 °C with a 10/1000 µs waveform (1) (Fig. 3) IPPM See next table A
Power dissipation on infinite heatsink at TL = 75 °C (Fig. 5) PD6.5 W
Peak forward surge current 8.3 ms single half sine-wave (2) IFSM 200 A
Maximum instantaneous forward voltage at 100 A (2) VF3.5 V
Operating junction and storage temperature range TJ, TSTG - 65 to + 185 °C
1.5KA6.8 thru 1.5KA47A
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Notes:
(1) VBR measured after IT applied for 300 µs = 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
ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)
DEVICE TYPE
BREAKDOWN
VOLTAGE
VBR (1) AT IT
(V)
TEST
CURRENT
IT
(mA)
STAND-OFF
VOLTAGE
VWM
(V)
MAXIMUM
REVERSE
LEAKAGE
AT VWM
ID (µA)
TJ = 150 °C
MAXIMUM
REVERSE
LEAKAGE
AT VWM
ID (µA)
PEAK
PULSE
CURRENT
IPPM (2)
(A)
MAXIMUM
CLAMPING
VOLTAG E
AT IPPM
VC (V)
MAXIMUM
TEMP.
COEFFICIENT
OF VBR
(%/°C)
MIN. MAX.
1.5KA6.8 6.12 7.48 10 5.50 1000 10 000 139 10.8 0.057
1.5KA6.8A 6.45 7.14 10 5.80 1000 10 000 143 10.5 0.057
1.5KA7.5 6.75 8.25 10 6.05 500 5000 128 11.7 0.061
1.5KA7.5A 7.13 7.88 10 6.40 500 5000 133 11.3 0.061
1.5KA8.2 7.38 9.02 10 6.63 200 2000 120 12.5 0.065
1.5KA8.2A 7.79 8.61 10 7.02 200 2000 124 12.1 0.065
1.5KA9.1 8.19 10.0 1.0 7.37 50 500 109 13.8 0.068
1.5KA9.1A 8.65 9.55 1.0 7.78 50 500 112 13.4 0.068
1.5KA10 9.00 11.0 1.0 8.10 20 200 100 15.0 0.073
1.5KA10A 9.50 10.5 1.0 8.55 20 200 103 14.5 0.073
1.5KA11 9.90 12.1 1.0 8.92 5.0 50 92.6 16.2 0.075
1.5KA11A 10.5 11.6 1.0 9.40 5.0 50 96.2 15.6 0.076
1.5KA12 10.8 13.2 1.0 9.72 2.0 10 86.7 17.3 0.076
1.5KA12A 11.4 12.6 1.0 10.2 2.0 10 89.8 16.7 0.078
1.5KA13 11.7 14.3 1.0 10.5 2.0 10 78.9 19.0 0.081
1.5KA13A 12.4 13.7 1.0 11.1 2.0 10 82.4 18.2 0.081
1.5KA15 13.5 16.3 1.0 12.1 1.0 10 68.2 22.0 0.084
1.5KA15A 14.3 15.8 1.0 12.8 1.0 10 70.8 21.2 0.084
1.5KA16 14.4 17.6 1.0 12.9 1.0 10 63.8 23.5 0.086
1.5KA16A 15.2 16.8 1.0 13.6 1.0 10 66.7 22.5 0.086
1.5KA18 16.2 19.8 1.0 14.5 1.0 10 56.6 26.5 0.088
1.5KA18A 17.1 18.9 1.0 15.3 1.0 10 59.5 25.2 0.088
1.5KA20 18.0 22.0 1.0 16.2 1.0 10 51.5 29.1 0.090
1.5KA20A 19.0 21.0 1.0 17.1 1.0 10 54.2 27.7 0.090
1.5KA22 19.8 24.2 1.0 17.8 1.0 10 47.0 31.9 0.092
1.5KA22A 20.9 23.1 1.0 18.8 1.0 10 49.0 30.6 0.092
1.5KA24 21.6 26.4 1.0 19.4 1.0 10 43.2 34.7 0.094
1.5KA24A 22.8 25.2 1.0 20.5 1.0 10 45.2 33.2 0.094
1.5KA27 24.3 29.7 1.0 21.8 1.0 10 38.4 39.1 0.096
1.5KA27A 25.7 28.4 1.0 23.1 1.0 10 40.0 37.5 0.096
1.5KA30 27.0 33.0 1.0 24.3 1.0 10 34.5 43.5 0.097
1.5KA30A 28.5 31.5 1.0 25.6 1.0 10 36.2 41.4 0.097
1.5KA33 29.7 36.3 1.0 26.8 1.0 10 31.4 47.7 0.098
1.5KA33A 31.4 34.7 1.0 28.2 1.0 10 32.8 45.7 0.098
1.5KA36 32.4 39.6 1.0 29.1 1.0 10 28.8 52.0 0.099
1.5KA36A 34.2 37.8 1.0 30.8 1.0 10 30.1 49.9 0.099
1.5KA39 35.1 42.9 1.0 31.6 1.0 10 26.6 56.4 0.100
1.5KA39A 37.1 41.0 1.0 33.3 1.0 10 27.8 53.9 0.100
1.5KA43 38.7 47.3 1.0 34.8 1.0 20 24.2 61.9 0.101
1.5KA43A 40.9 45.2 1.0 36.8 1.0 20 25.3 59.3 0.101
1.5KA47 42.3 51.7 1.0 38.1 1.0 20 22.1 67.8 0.101
1.5KA47A 44.7 49.4 1.0 40.2 1.0 20 23.1 64.8 0.101
1.5KA6.8 thru 1.5KA47A
Vishay General Semiconductor
Document Number: 88300
Revision: 20-Oct-08
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Note:
(1) Automotive grade AEC Q101 qualified
RATINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS CURVES
(TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)
ORDERING INFORMATION (Example)
PREFERRED P/N UNIT WEIGHT (g) PREFERRED PACKAGE CODE BASE QUANTITY DELIVERY MODE
1.5KA6.8AHE3/54 (1) 0.916 54 1400 13" diameter paper tape and reel
Figure 1. Peak Pulse Power Rating Curve
Figure 2. Pulse Power or Current vs. Initial Junction Temperature
0.1
1.0
10
100
Non-Repetitive Pulse
Waveform shown in Fig. 3
T
A
= 25 °C
0.1 µs 1.0 µs 10 µs 100 µs 1.0 ms 10 ms
t
d
- Pulse Width (s)
P
PPM
- Peak Pulse Power (kW)
0
25
50
75
100
07525 50 100 125 150 175 200
TJ - Initial Temperature (°C)
Peak Pulse Power (P
PP
) or Current (I
PP
)
Derating in Percentage, %
Figure 3. Pulse Waveform
Figure 4. Typical Junction Capacitance Unidirectional
0
50
100
150
t
r
= 10 µs
Peak Value
IPPM
Half Value -
IPPM
I
PP
2
t
d
10/1000 µs Waveform
as defined by R.E.A.
01.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
t - Time (ms)
I
PPM
- Peak Pulse Current, % I
RSM
T
J
= 25 °C
Pulse Width (t
d
)
is defined as the Point
where the Peak Current
decays to 50 % of I
PPM
Measured at
Zero Bias
101.0 100
100
1000
10 000
20 000
C
J
- Junction Capacitance (pF)
V
BR
- Breakdown Voltage (V)
T
J
= 25 °C
f = 1.0 MHz
V
sig
= 50 mVp-p
Measured at Stand-Off
Voltage V
WM
1.5KA6.8 thru 1.5KA47A
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PACKAGE OUTLINE DIMENSIONS in inches (millimeters)
Figure 5. Power Derating Curve
0
25
50
75
100
07525 100 125 150 175 200
50
P
D
- Power Dissipation (%)
T
L
- Lead Temperature (°C)
L = 0.375" (9.5 mm)
Lead Lengths
60 Hz Resistive
or Inductive Load
Figure 6. Maximum Non-Repetitive/Peak Forward Surge Current
11 0 100
IFSM - Peak Forward Surge Current (A)
Number of Cycles at 60 Hz
10
100
200
TL = 75 °C
8.3 ms Single Half Sine-Wave
1.0 (25.4)
MIN.
1.0 (25.4)
MIN.
0.375 (9.5)
0.285 (7.2)
0.210 (5.3)
0.190 (4.8)
DIA.
0.042 (1.07)
0.038(0.96)
DIA.
Case Style 1.5KA
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Revision: 18-Jul-08 1
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