Digi-Key at electronica 2022 with Bourns

Bourns Model GDT35 Series next generation surface mount 3-electrode Gas Discharge Tube (GDT) achieves state-of-the-art performance, representing the latest in GDT technology.

The next-generation series continues the Bourns tradition of quality, innovation, and design in GDT overvoltage surge arrestors.

This next-generation GDT provides significant improvements in protection from voltage transients caused by lightning and accidental contact with AC power lines. With improvements driven by computer modelling simulations, the Model GDT35 Series provides an enhanced level of voltage limiting during fast rising events, resulting in less stress on downstream components. In addition, the new series has superior current handling capabilities and a wide operating temperature range.

Bourns next-generation Model GDT35 Series low capacitance and insertion loss make it an ideal solution for the protection of high-speed information and communication technology (ICT) equipment as well industrial communication.

“As the technology is shrinking, the customers are looking for performing options to keep the same size, but still leverage more value,” notes Chavarría.

“We have about 20 years of experience in GDTs. We learned what the customers are asking for is normally going into a stronger, faster product and GDT certify next-generation fits perfectly with that,” said Chavarría.