Nexperia introduces five 1-V ESD protection diodes to protect USB4 and Thunderbolt interfaces in a range of applications.

Nexperia recently introduced a new series of five high-performance protection 1V diodes that offer optimised protection.

As data rates for USB4 and Thunderbolt interfaces exceed 10 GHz, ESD protection must deliver superior RF performance while ...

As an example, with a 12-V input, using a 2.5-V Zener diode would require a 1.9-kΩ series resistor to maintain 5 mA (assuming no load current).