Guard Your Reputation

Incidentally, there are customers who come and ask, I know you have stated in your Abs Max table that I shouldn t apply more than 24V to the device. But what if I apply 28V for just lms The principled answer to that is, you can t apply even 24.01V, for even 10-12 seconds The company officially doesn t stand by it. Yes, internally they do test at higher stress levels than published, and have also got various guard-bands present (for their protection and reputation). But remember you don t know what these are. Also, keep in mind that voltage overstress leads to almost instantaneous death, whereas current ratings are related more to internal heat buildup, so you can always exceed them somewhat for a short time. 

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