CM1235

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In the CM1235 PicoGuard XS architecture, the signal line leading the connector to the ASIC routes through the

CM1235 chip which provides 100Ω matched differential channel characteristic impedance that helps optimize

100Ω load impedance applications such as the HDMI high speed data lines.

Note:When each of the channels are used individually for single-ended signal lines protection, the individual

channel provides 50Ω characteristic impedance matching.

The load impedance matching feature of the CM1235 helps to simplify system designer’s PCB layout

considerations in impedance matching and also eliminates associated passive components.

The route through the PicoGuard XS architecture enables the CM1235 to provide matched impedance for the

signal path between the connector and the ASIC. Besides this function, this circuit arrangement also changes the

way the parasitic inductance interacts with the ESD protection circuit and helps reduce the I

ASIC.

Figure 1. Standard ESD Protection Device Block Diagram