Wednesday, September 21, 2011

TI introduces the industry's smallest High-Speed USB protection device for portable applications

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today introduced the industry’s first device to integrate four types of USB 2.0 chip protection in a single package. The TPD4S014 provides a high level of protection against electrostatic discharge (ESD) and is the industry’s smallest USB protection device for all four USB channels, measuring only 2 mm x 2 mm. Should the device junction temperature exceed 150 degrees Celsius, the switch turns off to the power rail, thus protecting against over-temperature conditions. To protect the power rail from a moving voltage line, the load switch in the TPD4S014 immediately opens, preventing under- or over-voltage if the power supply rail drops lower than 2.8 V or higher than 6.15 V. To download a data sheet or order samples see: www.ti.com/tpd4s014-pr.




Designers can implement the TPD4S014 in many design configurations that require a small footprint, such as cell phones, e-books, portable media players and digital cameras, tablets, embedded computing, portable navigation, portable land surveying, and portable test and measurement.



TPD4S014 key features and benefits

• First device to offer four types of protection in a single compact package: over-voltage, under-voltage, over-temperature and ESD.

• Industry’s smallest USB protection device for all four USB channels, 75 percent smaller than competing devices that only offer ESD protection.

• Offers protection for all four High-Speed USB (USB 2.0) channels: D+, D-, VBUS and ID.

• Complies with the highest level of ESD protection, with immunity of ±8-kV contact discharge and ±15-kV air-gap discharge per IEC61000-4-2 system-level ESD immunity testing.

• Compatible with both Full Speed and High Speed, supporting data rates of up to 480 Mbps..



Tools and support

TI offers a variety of tools and support to speed development time:

• Simulate your design using TI’s TPD4S014 IBIS model.

• Quickly evaluate with the TPD4S014EVM, available today for a suggested retail price of $49.

• Download the data sheet: www.ti.com/tpd4s014-pr.



Learn more about TI’s interface portfolio:

• Order samples of the TPD4S014 here: www.ti.com/tpd4s014-pr.

• Quickly search TI’s entire interface portfolio and other interface devices, or download the latest selection guide: www.ti.com/interface-pr.

• Ask questions and help solve problems with fellow engineers in the TI E2E™ Community: www.ti.com/interfaceforum-pr.

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