Design kit provides IEC 61000 Level 4 ESD protection without impairing the HDMI signal

Mouser now stocks the Bourns PN-DESIGNKIT-48 PortNote solution for HDMI 2.0 ports which provides IEC 61000 Level 4 ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) protection without impairing the HDMI signal. The kit includes a quantity of 10 CDDFN10-3324P TVS diode arrays, 5 CDSOT236-0504C TVS diode arrays, and 5 MF-FSMF2020X-2 Multifuse PTC resettable fuses. HDMI 2.0 offers an enhanced throughput of 18Gbps for video, audio, and Ethernet in applications such as UHDTVs, set-top boxes, DVD players, PCs, gaming stations, and more. The kit allows for robust ESD protection that does not affect the impedance of the differential transmission lines is required. Over-current and surge protection of the 5V supply from spikes caused by hot plugging of the connector is also provided.