February 2007

Rev 3

1/8

8

STPS2L40

Low drop power Schottky rectifier

Main product characteristics

Features and Benefits

Description

Single chip Schottky rectifiers suited to Switched

Mode Power Supplies and high frequency DC to

DC converters.

Packaged in SMB, and low profile SMB, this

device is especially intended for surface mounting

and used in low voltage, high frequency inverters,

free wheeling and polarity protection applications.

Order codes

2 A

40 V

150° C

0.34 V

Part number

marking

STPS2L40U

GD4

STPS2L40UF

FGD4

K

A

K

A

SMB

STPS2L40U

SMB flat

STPS2L40UF

Table 1.

Absolute Ratings (limiting values)

Symbol

Parameter

Value

Unit

Repetitive peak reverse voltage

40

V

Average forward current

SMB

2A

SMB flat

Surge non repetitive forward current

75

A

Repetitive peak avalanche power

2200

W

Storage temperature range

-65 to + 150

° C

150

° C

1.

condition to avoid thermal runaway for a diode on its own heatsink

dPtot

dTj

---------------

1

Rth j

a

–

()

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