USB port protection ICs
Overvoltage, overcurrent, EMI, ESD and surge protection integrated for USB and HDMI
From USB Type-C® protection to integrated ESD overvoltage protection and display interface protection, USB port protection helps protect your design from any outside surges. Our portfolio of protection devices are designed with full compliance to interface standards such as USB Type-C, USB 2.0, USB 3.0, USB 3.1, HDMI and others.
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USB Type-C® protection
Comprehensive 20-V short-to-Vbus and ESD protection for the USB Type-C interface
Overvoltage protection
Integrated ESD protection combined with current limit, overvoltage protection (OVP) and surge for USB 2.0, 3.0 and 3.1 applications including automotive short-to-battery protection
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Technical resources
White paper
Designing USB for short-to-battery tolerance in automotive environments
This paper explores the challenges with protecting the VBUS line for USB and presents three solutions to the problem.
White paper
Circuit protection for your next USB Type-C design white paper
This paper discusses the importance of proper circuit protection in your USB Type-C® to reduct the risk of system damage and field failures.
Video series
How to protect automotive USB Type-C®, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports against short-to-Vbus/battery event
This video offers a deep dive on architecting and solving the challenges associated with implementing system-level protection in automotive USB Type-C and legacy USB applications.