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New Miniaturization Record by STMicroelectronics Makes More Room for Mobile Functionality

Mandatory over-voltage protection now available in smallest industry-standard surface-mount package

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

STMicroelectronics (ST), the world’s largest supplier of Transient Voltage Suppression (TVS) protection components, has introduced the world’s smallest TVS diode for protecting sensitive electronics in consumer products and handhelds. As the first such device to be offered in the industry’s smallest standard surface-mount outline of 0.45 x 0.2mm, the ESDAVLC6-1BV2 is one size smaller than today’s 0.6 x 0.3mm devices. The value of the space saving to designers can be seen by comparing with oth...

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