Gas Plasma Arresters suit broadband applications.
Press Release Summary:
Lead-free and RoHS-compliant, Greentube(TM) Series SL0902 offers alternative to silicon surge protectors when high bandwidth and low capacitance are required. Products combine low insertion loss, no capacitance variation with voltage and temperature, and voltage clamping to prevent surge damage while maintaining data integrity. Units can be accommodated on D0-214AA solder pads.
Original Press Release:
Littelfuse Introduces SL0902 Series to the Greentube(TM) family of Gas Plasma Arresters
New smaller footprint "Broadband Optimized" device delivers low capacitance surge protection for broadband and other high-speed applications.
DES PLAINES, Illinois, August 31, 2005 - Littelfuse, Inc. (Nasdaq/NMS:LFUS) has introduced its Lead-free and RoHS compliant SL0902 series as a new addition to its Greentube(TM) family of proprietary gas plasma arresters (Gas Discharge Tube or GDT).
Designed for use in broadband and high-speed telecommunications the SL0902 series, is a miniature gas plasma arrester (GDTs) designed to be a viable alternative to silicon surge protectors when high bandwidth and low capacitance are required. The SL0902 is Littelfuse's smallest "Broadband Optimized" gas plasma arrester. For overvoltage components such as the SL0902, "broadband optimized" means that the product enables performance enhancement through a combination of low insertion loss, no capacitance variation with voltage and temperature, and excellent voltage clamping - all of which are requirements for broadband equipment in order to prevent surge damage while maintaining data integrity. The SL0902 meets these requirements within a very small footprint.
"There is a need, particularly with ADSL2+ for protectors to exhibit little or no variation of capacitance with changing voltage. The SL0902 series meets that requirement while providing excellent surge clamping," stated Paul Turner, Littelfuse Product Marketing Manager. "XDSL in general needs surge protectors with low capacitance/low insertion loss, and Littelfuse is committed to helping manufacturers further optimize their broadband offerings. The SL0902 series offers some of the lowest insertion loss values in the industry."
The SL0902 series is designed to work in conjunction with the Littelfuse TeleLink® surface mount fuse in applications where both fusing and surge protection are necessary. The small footprint SL0902 series can be accommodated on D0-214AA solder pads, providing that a D0-214AA is present on the board allowing for replacement of a higher capacitance silicon device with the ultra low capacitance SL0902 series.
About Littelfuse
As the leader in circuit protection products and solutions, the Littelfuse portfolio of circuit protection products is backed by industry leading design and manufacturing expertise, as well the most experienced technical support organization in the world. Littelfuse products are vital components in virtually every product that uses electrical energy, including automobiles, computers, consumer electronics, handheld devices, industrial equipment, and telecom/datacom circuits. Littelfuse offers Teccor®, Wickmann, Pudenz and Efen brand circuit protection products. In addition to its Des Plaines, Illinois, world headquarters, Littelfuse has research and manufacturing facilities in China, England, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, the Philippines and the United States. It also has sales, distribution and engineering facilities in Brazil, China, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and the U.S.
For more information, please visit Littelfuse's web site at www.littelfuse.com
