In summary, all of Toshiba’s ESD protection diodes meet a minimum of the IEC 61000-4-2 Level 4 specification and several are specified at higher contact discharge ratings than 8kV, which is superior to the tolerance levels dictated by IEC 61000-4-2. Because they often have exposed connectors and are internally connected to sensitive ICs, signal lines are a common choice for ESD protection. Signal degradation can become an issue when ESD protection diodes are applied to a signal pin, especially on high speed data lines. Toshiba’s ESD protection diodes offer low capacitance, making it possible to preserve signal integrity. Toshiba’s ESD protection diodes are a market leader in dynamic resistance, a measure of the diode’s resistance as seen by highly transient pulses such as ESD. Only with a low dynamic resistance can a user’s ESD protection solution reduce the high transient voltages from leaking into their design. Toshiba offers packages from large easy-to-solder packages to the small 01005. For those who prefer array type packages, the flow-through is a popular package style which allows for straight traces, minimizing interference.