SM6T36CA

The SM6T36CA is a Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) diode manufactured by STMicroelectronics. It is designed to protect electronic circuits from transient voltage events such as electrostatic discharge (ESD), electrical fast transients (EFT), and lightning-induced surges. The SM6T36CA is part of STMicroelectronics' SM6T series of TVS diodes, known for their high reliability, robustness, and efficiency in transient voltage protection applications.

Key Features:

• Transient Voltage Suppression: The SM6T36CA diode is designed to clamp transient voltages and divert excessive currents away from sensitive electronic components, providing effective protection against voltage spikes and surges.
• Peak Pulse Power: With its high peak pulse power handling capability, the SM6T36CA can withstand large transient currents and dissipate surge energy efficiently, safeguarding downstream circuitry from damage.
• Low Clamping Voltage: The diode offers a low clamping voltage characteristic, ensuring that the protected circuitry is subjected to minimal voltage stress during transient events, thereby enhancing system reliability.
• Fast Response Time: Featuring a fast response time, the SM6T36CA quickly activates in response to transient voltage events, providing rapid protection against damaging voltage surges and spikes.
• Bidirectional Protection: The diode offers bidirectional transient voltage suppression, meaning it can protect against voltage transients in both forward and reverse polarities, making it suitable for bidirectional signal lines and interfaces.
• Wide Operating Temperature Range: With a wide operating temperature range, the SM6T36CA remains effective across a broad range of environmental conditions, ensuring reliable transient voltage protection in diverse applications.
• Compact SMC Package: Housed in a compact Surface-Mounted Device (SMD) package (SMC), the diode offers space-saving benefits and ease of assembly onto printed circuit boards (PCBs), enhancing design flexibility and manufacturability.

Applications:

• Consumer Electronics: The SM6T36CA diode is used in various consumer electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, and smart TVs to protect sensitive semiconductor components from transient voltage events caused by ESD and lightning.
• Telecommunications Equipment: It finds applications in telecommunications infrastructure, including routers, switches, modems, and base stations, to protect signal lines and communication interfaces from voltage surges induced by lightning and EFT.
• Industrial Automation: In industrial automation systems, the diode provides transient voltage protection for control panels, PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers), motor drives, and sensors, ensuring reliable operation in harsh electrical environments.
• Automotive Electronics: Used in automotive electronics, the diode protects electronic control units (ECUs), infotainment systems, on-board diagnostics (OBD), and vehicle sensors from voltage transients generated by automotive electrical systems and external events.
• Power Supplies: It is employed in power supply units (PSUs), inverters, and voltage regulators to safeguard sensitive semiconductor devices from voltage surges and spikes that may occur due to load variations or disturbances in the power grid.
• Medical Devices: The diode is utilized in medical equipment and devices such as diagnostic instruments, patient monitors, and imaging systems to provide surge protection for sensitive electronic components and ensure patient safety and device reliability.