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010317

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

AVX Antenna PowerGuard products are an ultra low capacitance extension of reliable

AntennaGuard range with new voltage, capacitance and energy ratings. Designed for use in RF

circuits, sensors, high-speed lines, optic circuits and capacitance sensitive applications.

The ability to handle larger transients makes the Antenna PowerGuard series useful in

applications where capacitance sensitive circuit needs to be protected against higher energy

and AEC-Q200 qualification allows for use in automotive applications.

These low capacitance values have low insertion loss, low leakage current and unsurpassed

reliability compared to diode options. These advantages combined with size advantages and

bi-directional protection make the Antenna PowerGuard the right choice for automotive and

general applications, that are sensitive to capacitance.

Antenna PowerGuard

AVX Low Capacitance Varistors

ESD Protection for Circuits Sensitive to Capacitance

GENERAL

CHARACTERISTICS

• Operating Teperature: -55°C to +125°C

• Case Size: 0402, 0603

• Working Voltage: 18 - 30Vdc

• Capacitance: 1.5 - 3.3pF

• Energy: 0.02 - 0.04J

• Peak Current: 1 - 3A

FEATURES

• AEC-Q200 Qualified

• 25kV ESD rating

• Meet 48Vdc Jump Start requirements

• Multi-strike capability

• Sub 1nS response to ESD strike

APPLICATIONS

• RF Circuit

• Sensors

• Antennas

• Data lines

• Radars

• Bluetooth

• Ethernet (IEEE 802.3bw

and IEEE 802.3bp)

VCAS06AP303R3LAT

HOW TO ORDER

VC

Varistor

Chip

AS

Series

AS = Automotive

06

Case Size

04 = 0402

06 = 0603

AP

Type

18

Working

Voltage

18 = 18Vdc

24 = 24Vdc

30 = 30Vdc

1R5

Capacitance

1R5 = 1.5pF

2R0 = 2.0pF

3R3 = 3.3pF

D

Non-Std’

Cap Tol

D = ±0.5pF

L = ±1.0pF

A

N/A

T

Termination

T = Ni/Sn Plated

1

Reel Size

1 = 7" reel*

3 = 13" reel*

W = 7" reel**

* for 0603

** for 0402 only

A

Reel Quantity

A = 4K or 10K pcs

(i.e.: 1A = 4,000

3A = 10,000

WA = 10,000

L

W

T

tt

Size (EIA)

Length (L)

Width (W)

Max Thickness (T)

Land Length (t)

0402

1.00±0.10

0.50±0.10

0.60

0.25±0.15

(0.040±0.004)

(0.020±0.004)

(0.024)

(0.010±0.006)

0603

1.60±0.15

0.80±0.15

0.90

0.35±0.15

(0.063±0.006)

(0.031±0.006)

(0.035)

(0.014±0.006)

ELECTRIAL CHARACTERISTICS

V

DC Working Voltage [V]

E

T

Transient Energy Rating [J, 10x1000

µS]

V

AC Working Voltage [V]

I

P

Peak Current Rating [A, 8x20

µS]

V

B

Breakdown Votage [V @ 1mA

Cap

Capacitance [pF] @ 1MHz specified and 0.5V

RMS

V

C

Clamping Votage [V @ 1A]

Cap Tol

Capacitance tolerance (pF) from Typ value

I

L

Maximum leakage current at the working voltage [

µA]

V

Jump

Jump Start (V, 5min)

AVX Part Number

Cap

Cap

Case

Tolerance

Size

VCAS04AP181R5DAT

18

13

150-210

350

0.1

0.02

1

1.5

±0.5pF

48

0402

VCAS04AP182R0LAT

18

13

80-140

300

0.1

0.02

1

2.0

±1.0pF

48

0402

VCAS06AP182R0LAT

18

13

150-200

350

0.1

0.03

2

2.0

±1.0pF

48

0603

VCAS06AP243R3LAT

24

17

90-150

240

0.1

0.04

3

3.3

±1.0pF

48

0603

VCAS04AP301R5DAT

30

21

150-210

350

0.1

0.02

1

1.5

±0.5pF

48

0402

VCAS06AP302R0LAT

30

21

150-200

350

0.1

0.03

2

2.0

±1.0pF

48

0603

VCAS06AP303R3LAT

30

21

90-150

240

0.1

0.04

3

3.3

±1.0pF

48

0603