SILICONIX TARGETS AUTOMOTIVE 12-V BOARDNET WITH NEW P-CHANNEL −40-V AND −60-V TRENCHFETPOWER MOSFETS

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SILICONIX TARGETS AUTOMOTIVE 12-V BOARDNET WITH NEW P-CHANNEL −40-V AND −60-V TRENCHFETPOWER MOSFETS
29 March 2004 - Vishay Electronic

Automotive 12-V boardnet high-side switches and electric motor drives are the target applications for a record-setting family of p-channel MOSFETs announced today by Siliconix incorporated, an 80.4%-owned subsidiary of Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.

The new −40-V and −60-V devices are the first with these breakdown voltage ratings to be built using Vishay's advanced p-channel technology, which reduces MOSFET on-resistance to record-low levels. Maximum rDS(on) ratings range from 15 mΩ down to 4.2.mΩ for the six devices released today.

Because p-channel MOSFETs require no additional high-side driver circuitry for turn-on, these new −40-V and −60-V TrenchFETs will help designers to reduce component count and improve reliability in automotive and industrial systems compared with n-channel solutions.

When used to replace previous-generation p-channel devices, the new TrenchFETs give designers the opportunity to lower system power consumption as well. Compared with the next-best p-channel MOSFETs on the market with the same voltage ratings and package outlines, conduction losses for the new devices are reduced by up to 90%.

Package options for the −40-V devices are the standard DPAK (SUD50P04-09L), the thermally enhanced D2PAK (SUM110P04-04L), and the lead-less, 1.07 mm-high PowerPAK SO-8 (Si7463DP). The −60-V TrenchFETs also are offered in the DPAK (SUD50P06-15L), the thermally enhanced D2PAK (SUM110P06-07L), and PowerPAK SO-8 (Si7461DP). The DPAK and D2PAK devices are rated for a maximum junction temperature of 175 °C, while the PowerPAK SO-8 TrenchFETs are rated for up to 150 °C.

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Vishay Transducers is a division of Vishay Measurements Group. Vishay Measurements Group develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of sensors for a wide variety of test and measurement applications. These include electrical resistance strain gages for both stress analysis testing and transducer manufacturing applications, load cells for approved weighing applications, force transducers, instrumentation, hybrid strain gage assemblies and bonding services.

Vishay, a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, rectifiers, transistors, optoelectronics, and selected ICs) and passive electronic components (resistors, capacitors, inductors, and transducers). The Company's components can be found in products manufactured in a very broad range of industries worldwide. Vishay is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and has operations in 17 countries employing over 26,000 people.

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