Capacitor – Ways to Decrease TVS Diode Capacitance

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I am currently working on high speed ethernet data line, and I wanted to know if there is a way to decrease TVS capacitance.

I thought of putting two TVS diodes in series to reduce capacitance.

What other ways can I reduce capacitance in TVS diode?
Please give an example.

Best Answer

It is common practice to put fast diode in series. This diode has much lower capacitance than TVS diode. And when you have 2 capacitances in series the overall capacitance is dominated by the smaller one.

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