RECTRON
SEMICONDUCTOR
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
TVS
TFMCJ
SERIES
GPP TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSOR
1500 WATT PEAK POWER 1.0 WATT STEADY STATE
FEATURES
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Plastic package has underwriters laboratory
Glass passivated chip construction
1500 watt surage capability at 1ms
Excellent clamping capability
Low zener impedance
Fast response time
DO-214AB
Ratings at 25
o
C ambient temperature unless otherwise specified.
MAXIMUM RATINGS AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Ratings at 25
o
C ambient temperature unless otherwise specified.
Dimensions in inches and (millimeters)
DEVICES FOR BIPOLAR APPLICATIONS
For Bidirectional use C or CA suffix for types TFMCJ5.0 thru TFMCJ170
Electrical characteristics apply in both direction
MAXIMUM RATINGS
(At T
A
= 25 C unless otherwise noted)
RATINGS
Peak Power Dissipation with a 10/1000uS (Note 1,2, Fig.1)
Peak Pulse Current with a 10/1000uS waveform ( Note 1, Fig.3 )
Steady State Power Dissipation at T
L
= 75 C (Note 2)
Peak Forward Surge Current 8.3mS single half sine-wave
superimposed on rated load (JEDEC method) (Note 2,3)
unidirectional only
Maximum Instantaneous Forward Voltage at 100A for unidirectional
only (Note 3,4)
Operating and Storage Temperature Range
o
o
SYMBOL
P
PPM
I
PPM
P
M
(
AV
)
I
FSM
VALUE
Minimum 1500
SEE TABLE 1
5.0
100
UNITS
Watts
Amps
Watts
Amps
V
F
T
J
, T
STG
SEE NOTE 3,4
-55 to + 150
Volts
0
C
1998-8
NOTES : 1. Non-repetitive current pulse, per Fig.3 and derated above T
A
= 25
o
C per Fig.2.
2. Mounted on 0.31 X 0.31”( 8.0 X 8.0mm) copper pad to each terminal.
3. Lead temperature at T
L
= 25
o
C
4. Measured on 8.3mS single half sine-wave duty cycle = 4 pules per minute maximum.
5. V
F
= 3.5V on TFMCJ-5.0 thru TFMCJ-90 devices and V
F
= 5.0V on TFMCJ-100 thru TFMCJ-170 devices.