varistor products ?2011 littelfuse, inc. revision: november 29, 2011 mle varistor series surface mount multilayer varistors (mlvs) > mle series speci?cations are subject to change without notice. please refer to www.littelfuse.com/series/mle.html for current information. mle series mle varistor series rohs description the mle series family of transient voltage suppression de vices are based on the littelfuse multilayer fabrication technology. these components are designed to suppress esd events, including those speci?ed in iec 61000-4-2 or other standards used for electromagnetic compliance testing. the mle series is typically applied to protect integrated circuits and other components at the circuit board level operating at 18v dc , or less. the fabrication method and materials of these devices result in capacitance characteristics suitable for high frequency attenuation/low-pass ?lter circuit functions, thereby providing suppression and ?ltering in a single device. the mle series is manufactured from semiconducting ceramics and is supplied in a leadless, surface mount package. the mle series is compatible with modern re?ow and wave soldering procedures. littelfuse inc. manufactures other multilayer series products. see the ml series data sheet for higher energy/ peak current transient applications. see the auml series for automotive applications and the mln quad array. for highCspeed applications see the mhs series. features t 3 p ) 4 $ p n q m j b o u t 3 b u f e g p s & |