As data rates increase and vehicles feature more electrification, the need for ESD protection is becoming ever more critical. Providing the right protection for automotive modules is a continuous challenge for design engineers.

In contrast to the battery voltage found in cars and smaller vehicles, 24 V board nets are typically used in trucks and commercial vehicles. ESD protection devices with operating voltages typically above 32 V are required to safeguard sensitive signal lines in 24 V board nets. Addressing these requirements, Nexperia has designed this portfolio to have a maximum reverse standoff voltage of 36 V and up to 22 kV ESD protection. This performance is combined with a low clamping voltage of V_CL= 48 V at I_PP = 1 A to provide the best-in-class system-level robustness for IVN.