ESD protection & TVS surge diodes overview
Comprehensive portfolio of protection solutions for ESD and surge events
ESD & TVS surge protection diodes provide your system with immunity to ESD and surge transient voltages. Our portfolio provides many options, including single diodes and multi diode array in industry-standard packages. This allows flexibility in design and helps you avoid system failures caused by ESD strikes while supporting high signal integrity.
Ultra-low capacitance ESD
Discrete ESD protection devices supporting 10-Gbps+ interfaces, including: USB Type-C™, USB 3.1 and 3.0, HDMI 2.0, 10-Gb Ethernet, Thunderbolt 2.0 and MHL
Low capacitance ESD
Discrete ESD protection devices supporting up to 6-Gbps interfaces, including: HDMI® 1.4 and 2.0, USB 3.0, 1-Gb Ethernet, PCIe, DisplayPort and SATA
General-purpose ESD
Discrete ESD protection devices supporting push-button, USB 2.0, 10/100 Mb Ethernet, RS-232/485, LVDS and audio
Flat-clamp surge-protection diodes
Discrete surge-protection devices supporting power rails, 4-20mA current loop, IO-Link, field transmitters, analog I/Os and digital I/Os
Featured ESD products
Featured resources
System-Level ESD Protection Guide
This selection guide will briefly explain how specific ESD devices can reduce risk of catastrophic system failure caused by ESD strikes.
Flat-Clamp surge protection technology for efficient system protection
This paper provides a brief overview of surge protection standards, explains Flat-Clamp technology, and gives examples of how TI Flat-Clamps can be implemented for increase system robustness.
Getting Started with Interface Protection
This training page includes several short, easy-to-follow videos on ESD and surge protection design considerations. Learn at your own pace with chapter-style modules.