This device has the ability to clamp dangerous high voltage, short term transients such as produced by directed or radiated electrostatic discharge phenomena before entering sensitive component regions of a circuit design. Response time of clamping action is virtually instantaneous. As a result, they may also be used effectively for protection from ESD or EFT per IEC61000-4-2 and IEC61000-4-4 or for inductive switching environments and induced RF. They can also be used for protecting other sensitive components from secondary lightning effects per IEC61000-4-5 and class levels defined herein. Microchip also offers numerous other TVS products to meet higher and lower power demands and special applications. • RoHS compliant (2002/95/EC), MSL level 1 (J-STD-020) • Qualified to automotive grade – AEC Q101 • Bi-directional devices are denoted by the suffixes C or CA, electrical characteristics apply in both directions