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High performance silicon rectifiers increase system efficiency
#High Efficiency RectifiersNewly released 600 V H-Series power factor correction (PFC) rectifiers from Qspeed Semiconductor have even lower reverse recovery charge, reportedly providing the highest switching efficiency of any silicon diode on the market. These PFC diodes help designers meet demanding performance specifications by incre...
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High-Voltage TMBS Diodes Challenge Planar Schottkys
Trench MOS barrier Schottky diodes combine low VF and high-speed switching with improved protection from voltage transients, enabling the benefits of conventional planar Schottkys in 100-V and 120-V applications. Schottky rectifiers are the preferred choice for high-frequency applications and for when low forward-conduction energy l...
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Technology Overcomes Efficiency Barrier of Silicon Rectifiers
The Q-Series rectifier family from Qspeed Semiconductor has the lowest reverse-recovery-charge (QRR) and the best softness factor of any commercially available high-speed silicon rectifier, according to the copmany (see Figure 1). By virtue of these capabilities, the devices in this series can be substituted for SiC diodes to improve P...
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TMBS® Rectifiers In Low-Profile SMPD Package
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. has expanded its offering of TMBS Trench MOS Barrier Schottky rectifiers with 16 new 45V, 50V, 60V, 100V, and 120V devices that feature a wide range of current ratings from 10 A to 60 A and extremely low forward voltage drop for commercial applications. The devices are offered in the low-profile SMPD packag...
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TMBS® Rectifiers Cut Power Losses
The expanded line of TMBS® Trench MOS Barrier Schottky rectifiers from Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. includes 12 new 45 V, 60 V, and 100 V devices that feature a wide range of current ratings from 6 A to 20 A. Optimized for use in commercial applications, the devices offer extremely low forward voltage drop in the surface-mount TO-252 (...
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600-V FRED Rectifiers Cut Losses In PFC Stages
From Vishay Intertechnology, four 600-V FRED Pt Hyperfast rectifiers reduce switching losses in high-efficiency power factor correction (PFC) and switch-mode power supply applications with their extremely fast and soft reverse-recovery times, together with low forward voltage drop. Device type: 600-V FRED Pt Hyperfast rectifiers (se...