# TVS Diode, PAR SM8S Series, Unidirectional, 26 V, 42.1 V, DO-218AB, 2 Pins

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**SKU**: SM8S26AHE3_A/I
**Manufacturer**: VISHAY
**Category**: Circuit Protection || TVS - Transient Voltage Suppressors || TVS Diodes
**Price**: €1.1300
**Stock**: 200+
**Lead Time**: 71 days (indicative)

## Specifications

| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Svhc | Lead (04-Feb-2026) |
| No. Of Pins | 2Pins |
| Tvs Polarity | Unidirectional |
| Product Range | PAR SM8S Series |
| Qualification | AEC-Q101 |
| Diode Mounting | Surface Mount |
| Diode Case Style | DO-218AB |
| Clamping Voltage Max | 42.1V |
| Reverse Standoff Voltage | 26V |
| Maximum Breakdown Voltage | 31.9V |
| Minimum Breakdown Voltage | 28.9V |
| Operating Temperature Max | 175°C |
| Peak Pulse Power Dissipation | 6.6kW |

## Datasheet

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**SM8S10A thru SM8S43A** 

Vishay General Semiconductor 

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## **Surface Mount PAR[®] Transient Voltage Suppressors** 

High Temperature Stability and High Reliability Conditions 

## **FEATURES** 

- Junction passivation optimized design passivated anisotropic rectifier technology 

- TJ = 175 °C capability suitable for high reliability and automotive requirement 

- Available in unidirectional polarity only 

- Low leakage current 

- Low forward voltage drop 

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- High surge capability 

- Meets ISO7637-2 surge specification (varied by test condition) 

- Meets MSL level 1, per J-STD-020, LF maximum peak of 245 °C 

- AEC-Q101 qualified 

- Material categorization: for definitions of compliance please see www.vishay.com/doc?99912 

## **PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS** 

|**PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS**|**PRIMARY CHARACTERISTICS**|
|---|---|
|VBR|11.1 V to 52.8 V|
|VWM|10 V to 43 V|
|PPPM(10 x 1000 μs)|6600 W|
|PPPM(10 x 10 000 μs)|5200 W|
|PD|8 W|
|IFSM|700 A|
|TJmax.|175 °C|
|Polarity|Unidirectional|
|Package|DO-218AB|



## **TYPICAL APPLICATIONS** 

Use in sensitive electronics protection against voltage transients induced by inductive load switching and lighting, especially for automotive load dump protection application. 

## **MECHANICAL DATA** 

**Case:** DO-218AB 

Molding compound meets UL 94 V-0 flammability rating 

Base P/NHE3_X - RoHS-compliant and AEC-Q101 qualified (“X” denotes revision code e.g. A, B, ...) 

**Terminals:** matte tin plated leads, solderable per J-STD-002 and JESD 22-B102 

HE3 suffix meets JESD 201 class 2 whisker test 

**Polarity:** heatsink is anode 

|**MAXIMUM RATINGS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**MAXIMUM RATINGS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**MAXIMUM RATINGS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**MAXIMUM RATINGS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|
|---|---|---|---|
|**PARAMETER**|**SYMBOL**|**VALUE**|**UNIT**|
|Peak pulse power dissipation<br>with 10/1000 μs waveform<br>with 10/10 000 μs waveform|PPPM|6600|W|
|||5200||
|Power dissipation on infinite heatsink at TC= 25 °C (fig. 1)|PD|8.0|W|
|Peak pulse current with 10/1000 μs waveform|IPPM (1)|See next table|A|
|Peak forward surge current 8.3 ms single half sine-wave|IFSM|700|A|
|Operatingjunction and storage temperature range|TJ, TSTG|-55 to +175|°C|



## **Note** 

> (1) Non-repetitive current pulse derated above TA = 25 °C 

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## **ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS** (TC = 25 °C unless otherwise noted) 

|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**DEVICE**<br>**TYPE**|**BREAKDOWN**<br>**VOLTAGE**<br>**VBR (V)**|||**TEST**<br>**CURRENT**<br>**IT**<br>**(mA)**|**STAND-OFF**<br>**VOLTAGE**<br>**VWM**<br>**(V)**|**MAXIMUM**<br>**REVERSE**<br>**LEAKAGE**<br>**AT VWM**<br>**ID (μA)**|**MAXIMUM**<br>**REVERSE**<br>**LEAKAGE**<br>**AT VWM**<br>**TJ = 175 °C**<br>**ID (μA)**|**MAX. PEAK**<br>**PULSE**<br>**CURRENT**<br>**AT 10/1000 μs**<br>**WAVEFORM**<br>**(A)**|**MAXIMUM**<br>**CLAMPING**<br>**VOLTAGE**<br>**AT IPPM**<br>**VC (V)**|**TYPICAL**<br>**TEMP.**<br>**COEFFICIENT**<br>**OF VBR (1)**<br>α**T**<br>**(%/°C)**|
||**MIN.**|**NOM.**|**MAX.**||||||||
|SM8S10A|11.1|11.7|12.3|5.0|10.0|15|250|388|17.0|0.069|
|SM8S11A|12.2|12.9|13.5|5.0|11.0|10|150|363|18.2|0.072|
|SM8S12A|13.3|14.0|14.7|5.0|12.0|10|150|332|19.9|0.074|
|SM8S13A|14.4|15.2|15.9|5.0|13.0|10|150|307|21.5|0.076|
|SM8S14A|15.6|16.4|17.2|5.0|14.0|10|150|284|23.2|0.078|
|SM8S15A|16.7|17.6|18.5|5.0|15.0|10|150|270|24.4|0.080|
|SM8S16A|17.8|18.8|19.7|5.0|16.0|10|150|254|26.0|0.081|
|SM8S17A|18.9|19.9|20.9|5.0|17.0|10|150|239|27.6|0.082|
|SM8S18A|20.0|21.1|22.1|5.0|18.0|10|150|226|29.2|0.083|
|SM8S20A|22.2|23.4|24.5|5.0|20.0|10|150|204|32.4|0.085|
|SM8S22A|24.4|25.7|26.9|5.0|22.0|10|150|186|35.5|0.086|
|SM8S24A|26.7|28.1|29.5|5.0|24.0|10|150|170|38.9|0.087|
|SM8S26A|28.9|30.4|31.9|5.0|26.0|10|150|157|42.1|0.088|
|SM8S28A|31.1|32.8|34.4|5.0|28.0|10|150|145|45.4|0.089|
|SM8S30A|33.3|35.1|36.8|5.0|30.0|10|150|136|48.4|0.090|
|SM8S33A|36.7|38.7|40.6|5.0|33.0|10|150|124|53.3|0.091|
|SM8S36A|40.0|42.1|44.2|5.0|36.0|10|150|114|58.1|0.091|
|SM8S40A|44.4|46.8|49.1|5.0|40.0|10|150|102|64.5|0.092|
|SM8S43A|47.8|50.3|52.8|5.0|43.0|10|150|95.1|69.4|0.093|



## **Notes** 

- For all types maximum VF = 1.8 V at IF = 100 A measured on 8.3 ms single half sine-wave or equivalent square wave, duty cycle = 4 pulses per minute maximum 

- (1) To calculate VBR vs. junction temperature, use the following formula: VBR at TJ = VBR at 25 °C x (1 + αT x (TJ - 25)) 

|**THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|**THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS**(TC= 25 °C unless otherwise noted)|
|---|---|---|---|
|**PARAMETER**|**SYMBOL**|**VALUE**|**UNIT**|
|Typical thermal resistance, junction to case|RθJC|0.90|°C/W|



|**ORDERING INFORMATION**(Example)|**ORDERING INFORMATION**(Example)|**ORDERING INFORMATION**(Example)|**ORDERING INFORMATION**(Example)|**ORDERING INFORMATION**(Example)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**PREFERRED P/N**|**UNIT WEIGHT (g)**|**PREFERRED PACKAGE CODE**|**BASE QUANTITY**|**DELIVERY MODE**|
|SM8S10AHE3_A/I(1)|2.605|I|750|13" diameter plastic tape and reel,<br>anode towards the sprocket hole|



## **Note** 

- (1) AEC-Q101 qualified 

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## Vishay General Semiconductor 

## **RATINGS AND CHARACTERISTICS CURVES** (TA = 25 °C unless otherwise noted) 

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8.0 10 000<br>6.0<br>4.0<br>2.0<br>0 1000<br>0 50 100 150 200 10 100<br>Case Temperature (°C) Pulse Width (ms) - ½ IPP Exponential WaveformPP Exponential Waveform Exponential Waveform<br>Fig. 1 - Power Derating Curve Fig. 4 - Reverse Power CapabilityReverse Power Capability<br>6000 100<br>5000<br>RθJAθJAJA<br>10<br>4000<br>3000 1 RθJCθJCJC<br>2000<br>0.1<br>1000<br>0 0.01<br>25 50 75 100 125 150 175 0.01 0.1 1 10 100<br>Case Temperature (°C) t - Pulse Width (s)<br>Fig. 2 - Load Dump Power Characteristics  Fig. 5 - Typical Transient Thermal Impedance<br>(10 ms Exponential Waveform)<br>150 t r = 10 μs Pulse Width T J = 25 °C(td) is 100 000 f = 1.0 MHz TJ = 25  ° C<br>Peak Value Where the Peak CurrentDefined as the Point V sig  = 50 mV p-p<br>I PPM Decays to 50 % of I PPM<br>100<br>Half Value - I PP 10 000 Measured at Zero Bias<br>IPPM 2<br>50<br>Measured at Stand-Off<br>t d Voltage VWM<br>0 1000<br>0 10 20 30 40 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45<br>t - Time (ms) VWM - Reverse Stand-Off Voltage (V)<br>Power Dissipation (W)<br>Reverse Surge Power (W)<br>Load Dump Power (W)<br>Transient Thermal Impedance (°C/W)<br>Input Peak Pulse Current (%)  - Junction Capacitance (pF)J<br>C<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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Fig. 3 - Pulse Waveform 

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## Vishay General Semiconductor 

## **PACKAGE OUTLINE DIMENSIONS** in inches (millimeters) 

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DO-218AB<br>0.628 (16.0)<br>0.592 (15.0)<br>0.539 (13.7) Mounting Pad Layout<br>0.524 (13.3) 0.150 (3.8)<br>0.116 (3.0) 0.126 (3.2)<br>0.093 (2.4)<br>0.091 (2.3)<br>0.413 (10.5) 0.342 (8.7) 0.067 (1.7)<br>0.374 (9.5) 0.327 (8.3)<br>0.413 (10.5) 0.116 (3.0)<br>0.374 (9.5) 0.093 (2.4)<br>0.366 (9.3)<br>0.343 (8.7)<br>0.406 (10.3) 0.366 (9.3)<br>0.382 (9.7) Lead 1 0.343 (8.7)<br>0.606 (15.4)<br>0.197 (5.0) 0.583 (14.8)<br>0.185 (4.7) 0.138 (3.5)<br>0.098 (2.5)<br>0.098 (2.5)<br>0.016 (0.4) MIN.<br>0.059 (1.5)<br>Lead 2/Metal Heatsink 0.028 (0.7)<br>0.020 (0.5)<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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