Dear professionals, Toshiba Launches Small-Sized ESD Protection Diode Supporting High Speed Transmission Lines.

This announcement concerns the “DF4D7M2G”, a small-sized electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection diode that supports two lines of high speed data transmission.

Pending the Mass production, scheduled to start in December, 2013, Connectikpeople may recall that, ESD protection diodes are designed to

absorb electrostatic discharge (ESD) energy from I/O ports.

This means, the diode reduces terminal capacitance to 0.2pF (Typ.), enabling use for ESD protection in high speed interfaces, such as USB3.0 in mobile devices and low noise amplifiers in RF antennas.

According to Toshiba, adoption of small WCSP4 package reduces package size by 50% compared to equivalent products, contributing to high density mounting.

About Toshiba

Toshiba is a world-leading diversified manufacturer, solutions provider and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products and systems. Toshiba Group brings innovation and imagination to a wide range of businesses: digital products, including LCD TVs, notebook PCs, retail solutions and MFPs; electronic devices, including semiconductors, storage products and materials; industrial and social infrastructure systems, including power generation systems, smart community solutions, medical systems and escalators & elevators; and home appliances.

Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 590 consolidated companies, with 206,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 5.8 trillion yen (US$61 billion).