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SemiSouth new 1200V/5A SiC diodes offered in true surface mount
User-friendly and cost effective, key markets for the silicon carbide diodes include PV micro-inverters.
SemiSouth Laboratories has launched a new range of 1200V/5A diodes.
In the true, compact DPAK (TO-252) surface mount packaging, they provide the necessary creepage distance and do not require a centre pin.
New 1200V/5A SiC Diode
Like many SiC diodes from SemiSouth, the new SDB05S120 parts feature a positive temperature coefficient for ease of paralleling. Switching behaviour is independent of temperature and the devices have a maximum operating temperature of 1750C. The new diodes also have a zero reverse recovery current and voltage. They have a footprint of 0.385 x 0.260in and a profile of 0.090in.
“We have designed these parts to be as user-friendly as possible”, explains SemiSouth’s Vice President Sales & Marketing, Dieter Liesabeths, “with many features that enable designers to realise the benefits of SiC technology quickly and easily.”
The major application for these new SiC diodes lies in photo-voltaic micro-inverters, but the devices are also highly suitable for use in SMPS, Power Factor Correction circuits, induction heaters, UPS and motor drives.
