The impact of surface mount FeedThru varistors on medical circuit design.
MLVs are an effective tool for designers to meet next generation EMC requirements for medical devices. FeedThru MLVs give designers a new option for highly efficient ESD suppression because of their improved turn-on time characteristics. In addition, FeedThru MLVs give designers highly selective EMI filters to suppress unwanted frequency emissions or isolate the circuit from the frequency spectrum where susceptibility would be a concern.
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AVX Corp., Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. rdemcko@avxus.com
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