In an effort to achieve higher power density, and to meet strict efficiency regulations and system up-time requirements, industrial and power electronic designers are challenged with constantly reducing power losses and improving reliability in their designs. However, improving these critical design capabilities in applications like renewable energy, industrial motor drives, high-density power supplies, automotive, and down-hole can complicate a design as well as drive overall system costs higher. To help designers meet these challenges, Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS), a leading global supplier of high-performance power and mobile semiconductor solutions, extends its leadership position in innovative high-performance power transistor technology with the announcement of silicon carbide (SiC) technology solutions ideally suited for power conversion systems. Fairchild’s SiC Solutions for Success By introducing SiC-based offerings into its product mix, Fairchild reinforces its product leadership in innovative, high-performance power transistor technology. Fairchild’s SiC capabilities include:
- Optimized, semi-standard, and customized technical solutions that take advantage of its large portfolio of semiconductor devices and module packaging technologies
- Advanced technologies that simplify engineering challenges with functional integration and design support resources that minimize components while reducing engineering time
- Meeting the needs of device manufacturers and chipset suppliers by integrating leading device technologies into smaller advanced packages that offer size, cost and power advantages
Fairchild, as part of a complete silicon carbide solution, also has developed “plug-n-play” discrete driver boards (a 15A and 50A version) that, when used in conjunction with Fairchild’s advanced SiC BJTs, not only provide increased switching speeds for reduced switching losses and better reliability, but also allow designers to easily implement SiC technology into their applications. Application notes, which provide designers the additional support necessary to design with SiC devices, and reference designs that allow for the development of driver boards to meet specific application needs, are also available from Fairchild and are intended to reduce design time and shorten time-to-market.
SiC BJT vs. Other SiC Most Efficient 1200 V Power Conversion Switch Ever Made- Lowest total losses, including switching, conduction and driver losses
- Lowest switching loss at any given R ON, of all 1200V devices
- Normally-off feature reduces risks, complexity and performance limiting designs
- Stable base input that is not sensitive to over/under voltage peaks
- High-rated operating temperature: Tj=175°C
- Easy paralleling due to positive temperature coefficient for R ON and negative temperature coefficientfor gain
- Stable, rugged Vbe forward voltage and reverse blocking capability
For more information on Fairchild’s SiC technology, please visit: www.fairchildsemi.com/sic
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