Introduction
This
application note is about choosing suitable diodes for high-speed signal
interfaces. One of the major industry trends towards smaller chip size and
higher data rate de- creases chip tolerance to any voltage transient surge
events. Therefore, electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection diodes play a
bigger role than before. In addition, designers are no longer relying
on the internal capability of the semiconductor components, but on an external protection added to
eliminate the risk against any voltage transient events.
Problem Statement
The challenge here entails using external transient voltage suppressors (TVS) with lower clamping voltage to protect the sensitive chipset in order to lower the clamping voltage; this will also result in a higher parasitic capacitance. These two electrical dimensions - clamping voltage and parasitic capacitance - are inversely proportional to each other. When using for high-speed signals or rather in high frequency applications, a fast rise time is im- portant. The rise time is proportional to the capacitance, so that increasing the capacitance slows down the rise time. Furthermore, it is indispensable that the parasitic capacitance is so low that it doesn’t spoil the signal pulse.
The correlation of these characteristics can be explained using the simplified step response
in low-pass RC network.
The general equation for low-pass RC can be described as follows:
It can be resolved according to:
Now determine the rise time tr from 10% to 90% of the output signal:
In low-pass RC network is known that:
Therefore, the following applies:
Since the frequency of high-speed signals is equal to the bandwidth, the capacitance can be determined as follows:
Building on the above equation in order to apply an external ESD protection diode in high- speed signal, a lower parasitic capacitance is required. Luckily, the equation above can help to choose suitable ESD diodes.
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USB 2.0 |
USB 3.0 |
USB 3.1 |
HDMI 1.3/1.4 |
HDMI 2.0 |
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Bandwidth |
480 Mbps |
5 Gbps |
10 Gbps |
3.4 Gbps |
6 Gbps |
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Max. Cj |
7.37 pF |
0.44 pF |
0.22 pF |
0.94 pF |
0.53 pF |
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Diotec’s PN |
ESD0541Z ESD0521Z ESD- 9BL0521P |
DI5315-02F ESD9BL0522P |
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ESD0541Z ESD0521Z ESD- 9BL0521P |
DI5315- 02F ESD- 9BL0522P |
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LIN |
CAN (low speed) |
CAN (high speed) |
CAN FD |
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Bandwidth |
20 kbps |
125 kbps |
1 Mbps |
Up to 5 Mbps |
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Max. Cj |
220 pF |
220 pF |
220 pF |
220 pF |
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VBR |
>27 V |
>24 V |
>24 V |
>24 V |
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Diotec’s PN |
ESD36CA PSOT36/C |
ESD3B24WS ESD3ZW24 |
ESD9BL24P ESD5Z24 |
ESDB24C-AQ NUP2105L- AQ ESDBL24DP |
