Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced the first device in a family of ESD protection diodes aimed at interface protection applications for high-speed data ports. The DF2S6.8UFS electrostatic discharge protection diode is a low capacitance diode from Toshiba. The company’s line-up of ESD protection diode solutions now ranges from single up to 7-in-1 diode arrays with diode capacitances from several tens of pF down to 2pF.

The diminutive fSC package, measuring just 0.8 by 0.6mm, makes it ideal for handheld and portable devices. Despite its small footprint and ultra low capacitance the device offers ESD Immunity levels at +/-8kV for contact discharge according to the IEC61000-4-2 standard. Due to the ultra low 2pF terminal to terminal capacitance of the device an low signal attenuation for high-speed datalines is offered, which, together with a typical reverse voltage of 6.8V, makes the DF2S6.8UFS a interface protection for devices with USB2.0.