
FEATURES
3750 Vrms or 5300 Vrms I/O isolation
Current-limit protection built-in
Linear ac/dc operation
High-reliability monolithic receptor
Extremely low leakage current (pA)
High contact off-impedance (G
Low power consumption (1 mW—12 mW)
Very low switch offset (typically 0.1 
Logic compatible
Clean, bounce-free switching
Built-in 1 Form C break-before-make
High surge capability
Insensitive to dv/dt
Surface mountable
Compatible with UL1459 and FCC 68.302
UL recognized
CSA certified
BABT certificate of recognition to BS6301
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BENEFITS
Long life
Maintenance free
Current-limit SSRs can sustain 
repeated faults without damage
Minimizes drive circuitry
Noiseless
Immune to shock
Immune to environmental hazards 
such as salt, dirt, and humidity
No arcing
No mounting restrictions
Preapproved for DAA applications
High reliability
Easily configured in series or in parallel 
for increased voltage or current
DESCRIPTION
Siemens Solid State Relays (SSRs) are miniature, optically-coupled relays 
with high-voltage MOSFET outputs. The relays are capable of switching ac 
or dc loads from as little as nanovolts to hundreds of volts. Likewise, the 
relays can switch currents in the range of nanoamps to hundreds of milli-
amps. The MOSFET switches are ideal for small signal switching and are 
primarily suited for dc or audio frequency applications.
Siemens offers integrated current limiting on many of its relays. If load 
current through the relay exceeds the rated value, the relay clamps the 
current at a predefined value. If the excessive load current persists, the 
limiting circuit has a foldback feature to minimize relay power dissipation. 
The current-limit circuit has a multitude of uses. It can be used in tele-
phony to clamp excessive currents emanating from lightning strikes and/
or power-main crosses or in instrumentation and industrial application to 
squelch transients from reactive loads. The current-limit circuit also 
provides short-circuit protection in power-feed applications.
The SSRs feature a monolithic output die that minimizes wire bonds and 
permits easy integration of high-performance circuits such as current 
limiting in normally-open switches. The output die contains all the neces-
sary circuitry to perform a relay function, including the photodiode 
receptor array, turn-on and turn-off control circuitry, and the MOSFET 
switches. The optically-coupled input is controlled by a highly efficient 
GaAlAs infrared LED.
Siemens SSRs are available in a 6- or 8-pin through-hole DIP or in gull-
wing surface-mount packages. Some parts are also offered in 8- or 18-pin 
small-outline packages (SOPs). The SOPs are size and height compatible 
with PCMCIA Type 2 cards. A 0.4 mm distance through insulation spacing 
is also available on “H” suffix coded parts. Refer to the Parts Coding 
section for a more in-depth description of these parts.
High Voltage Solid State Relays
General Information
Siemens Microelectronics, Inc.  Optoelectronics Division
www.smi.siemens.com/opto/
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