RClamp0564P
Final Datasheet Rev 3.2
Mar 14, 2017
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HDMI Type A Connector
RClamp0564P
RClamp0564P
RClamp7538P
HPD
+5V
SDA
SCL
HEC_DAT
CEC
CLK-
CLK+
D0-
D0+
D1-
D1+
D2-
D2+
Horizontal Scale: 28ps/div
Vertical Scale: 200mV/div
Data Rate: 5.94 Gb/s
Mask: HDMI 2.0
Horizontal Scale: 28ps/div
Vertical Scale: 200mV/div
Data Rate: 5.94 Gb/s
Mask: HDMI 2.0
Application Information
HDMI 2.0 Protection Example 5.94Gb/s Eye Diagram with RClamp0564P
5.94Gb/s Eye Diagram without RClamp0564P
A typical HDMI 2.0 protection solution is shown below.
RClamp0564P is used to protect two high-speed dif-
ferential data pairs. Line pairs are routed through pins
1, 5 and pins 3, 4. Ground connection is made at pin 2.
RClamp0564P has little aect on a 5.94Gb/s signal with
an HDMI 2.0 eye mask as shown in the eye diagrams
below. Two RClamp0564P are required to protect all four
clock and data dierential pairs. The remaining six lines
can also be protected using RClamp0564P. However,
since they are not as sensitive to capacitive loading as the
TMDS lines, a device such as RClamp7538P may be used
as shown.
Device Placement
Placement of the protection component is a critical ele-
ment for eective ESD suppression. TVS diodes should
be placed as close to the connector as possible to reduce
transient coupling to nearby traces. Ground connections
should be made directly to the ground plane using mi-
cro-vias. This reduces parasitic inductance in the ground
path and minimizes the clamping voltage seen by the
protected device.
HDMI 2.0 Interface Protection
HDMI 2.0 chips are constantly exposed to external ESD
and cable discharge threats. Adding external ESD protec-
tion is critical but can be challenging. Both electrical and
mechanical requirements must be considered. HDMI 2.0
provides the necessary bandwidth to support the higher
resolution and frame rates of Ultra HD. This is accom-
plished by increasing the data rate on each data lane
from 3.4 Gbps to 6 Gbps, which means the protection
device must present an extremely low capacitance to
preserve signal integrity. The external protection device
should also have good ESD protection properties includ-
ing low ESD peak clamping voltage and low dynamic
resistance. Mechanically, the package design should
allow the traces to easily ow through the package. This
is important since dierential pair trace lengths should
be matched to avoid signal skew.
Protection Solutions
RClamp0564P has been specically designed to protect
high-speed interfaces. It has a typical capacitance of
0.17pF and a ow through package design.