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P6KE6.8CA

MDD(Microdiode Electronics) · TVS · DO-15

P6KE6.8CA from MDD(Microdiode Electronics), in a DO-15. Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet (extract_pins, cross-checked by a second model); symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 K passive Cathode: the banded/marked end per the datasheet; pad 1 of the KiCad diode footprint.
2 A passive Anode.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer MDD(Microdiode Electronics)
Package DO-15
Category Circuit Protection
Pins 2

Electrical characteristics

Limits as printed in the datasheet (page.json metadata.characteristics carries them as data).

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Conditions Page
Peak pulse power dissipation Pppm 600 W 1.10/1000µs waveform non-repetitive current pulse, per Fig.3; derated above TA=25°C per Fig.2 1
Steady state power dissipation PM(AV) 5 W TL=75°C, lead lengths 9.5mm, mounted on copper pad area 40x40mm (Note 2) 1
Peak forward surge current IFSM 100 A 8.3ms single half sine-wave, duty cycle 4 pulses per minute max (Note 3) 1
Operating junction and storage temperature range TSTG,TJ -55 175 °C 1
Breakdown voltage V(BR) 6.45 7.14 V IT=10.0 mA; measured after IT applied for 300µs (Note 1) 2
Maximum reverse leakage current ID 1000 µA at VWM 2
Maximum peak pulse reverse current IPPM 57.1 A surge waveform per Fig.3, derated per Fig.2 (Note 2) 2
Maximum clamping voltage Vc 10.5 V at IPPM 2
Maximum temperature coefficient of V(BR) 0.057 %/°C 2
Stand-off voltage VWM 5.8 V 2

Materials and finish

As the datasheet states them (page.json metadata.appearance; the 3D model's colours follow it).

Part Material Colour / plating Datasheet says Page
contacts copper 2.TL=75 C,lead lengths 9.5mm,Mounted on copper pad atea of (40x40mm)Fig.5 1

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: P6KE6.8CA
  • Footprint: Diode_THT:D_DO-15_P12.70mm_Horizontal
  • 3D model: DO-15 (KiCad packages3D, STEP)

Provenance

Data extracted from the manufacturer datasheet, not a distributor listing:

  • Datasheet: MDD(Microdiode Electronics) datasheet (4 pp, sha256 5d94ed05eed6fa93, retrieved 2026-10-21, tier: lcsc)
  • Extractor: parts-factory 2.0.0 / extract_pins, primary cathode-band convention (convention), consensus off (agreed), guards: pin_guards 0.1: passed. Pins are checked against the footprint pad set and their cited datasheet pages before publish.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

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