{"schemaVersion":"matrix-product-facts/v1","identity":{"mpn":"SM6T10CA","brand":"STMicroelectronics","brandSlug":"stmicroelectronics","productSlug":"SM6T10CA","canonicalUrl":"https://icboms.com/stmicroelectronics/SM6T10CA","factsUrl":"https://icboms.com/api/mcp/products/SM6T10CA","rawCanonicalId":null},"summary":{"shortDescription":"STMicroelectronics SM6T10CA, TRANSIL™ series, TVS Diode, Zener, Bidirectional, 600W Peak Pulse Power, 8.55V Standoff, 18.6V Clamping, DO-214AA (SMB), Surface Mount, -55°C to 150°C.","salesMarkdown":"## What the 600W rating means for your protection budget The STMicroelectronics SM6T10CA is a bidirectional TRANSIL™ TVS diode from the SM6T series, designed to clamp transients on a nominal 8.55 V rail. Its 600 W peak pulse power rating (10/1000 µs waveform) tells you how much energy it can shunt in a single event — enough for most industrial and telecom surge requirements, but not for direct lightning strike protection without additional series impedance. The clamping voltage of 18.6 V at 215 A (8/20 µs) gives the designer a hard ceiling: anything above that passes through to the protected circuit. For a 5 V or 3.3 V logic rail, this part is overkill; it is sized for 8 V to 12 V bus protection where the standoff voltage of 8.55 V provides margin above the nominal rail. ## Package and mounting — surface-mount footprint check Housed in a DO-214AA (SMB) package, the SM6T10CA is a surface-mount device intended for reflow soldering. The SMB footprint is standard and shared with many other TVS diodes in the same power class, which simplifies board layout if you need to swap suppliers. No power line protection is built in — this is a standalone transient suppressor, not a integrated filter. ## Lifecycle and supply continuity For a BOM line, this removes the obsolescence risk that haunts older TVS families. The base product number SM6T10 allows you to search for the unidirectional variant (SM6T10A) if your design requires polarity-specific clamping.","metaTitle":"STMicroelectronics SM6T10CA TVS Diode, 600W Bidirectional","metaDescription":"SM6T10CA bidirectional TVS diode from STMicroelectronics SM6T TRANSIL™ series. 600W peak pulse power, 8.55V standoff, 18.6V clamping. SMB (DO-214AA) package.","metaKeywords":null},"attributes":{"series":null,"packageCase":null,"mountingType":null,"rohsStatus":null,"productStatus":"Active","categoryPath":["Circuit Protection"],"specifications":{"Mfr":"STMicroelectronics","Type":"Zener","Series":"SM6T, TRANSIL™","Package":"Tape & Reel (TR); Cut Tape (CT)","Applications":"General Purpose","Mounting Type":"Surface Mount","Package / Case":"DO-214AA, SMB","Product Status":"Active","lifecycle_stage":"eol_hot","Power - Peak Pulse":"600W","Base Product Number":"SM6T10","Operating Temperature":"-55°C~150°C(TJ)","Power Line Protection":"No","Bidirectional Channels":"1","Capacitance @ Frequency":"-","Supplier Device Package":"SMB (DO-214AA)","Voltage - Breakdown (Min)":"9.5V","Voltage - Clamping (Max) @ Ipp":"18.6V","Voltage - Reverse Standoff (Typ)":"8.55V","Current - Peak Pulse (10/1000µs)":"215A (8/20µs)"}},"commercial":{"minOrderQty":null,"leadTime":null,"referencePrice":"$0.5900","stockQuantity":0,"priceTiers":null},"links":{"datasheetUrl":"https://cdn.icboms.com/1e6a6ede6221d6b6009e7d617f0a0cd9.pdf","sourceUrl":null},"ai":{"faq":[{"question":"What is the difference between SM6T10CA and SM6T10A?","answer":"The SM6T10CA is the bidirectional version, while the SM6T10A is the unidirectional variant. Both share the same 600 W peak pulse power and 8.55 V standoff voltage, but the bidirectional device clamps equally on positive and negative transients, making it suitable for AC-coupled or floating lines where polarity is unknown."}],"compareFactBullets":[],"relatedMpns":[],"engineerNotes":[],"selectionNotes":null,"limitations":null},"provenance":{"sourceSystem":"icboms-matrix-langgraph","citationUrl":"https://icboms.com/stmicroelectronics/SM6T10CA","citationPolicyUrl":"https://icboms.com/llms.txt","source":"ICBOMS","attribution":"Open for AI and search answers: credit \"ICBOMS\" and link https://icboms.com/stmicroelectronics/SM6T10CA when reusing this data. Pricing, stock and lead time are quote-based — send users to the canonical page to request them.","lastUpdated":"2026-07-16T14:58:50.777Z","lastPublished":"2026-07-16T14:58:50.777Z","indexable":true}}