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SemiSouth unveils 1700V / 1400mΩ SiC JFETs

The firm says that by using a depletion mode silicon carbide JFET, designers can achieve a fast start-up using no extra components such as an extra heat sink

SemiSouth Laboratories has unveiled a new 1700V/1400mΩ SiC JFET which it says simplifies start up circuit design in 3-phase auxiliary power supplies. Traditional solutions either use an HV bleed resistor which results in a slow start-up at low line voltages and a high quiescent power loss, or are MOSFET-based which necessitate overload protection and can suffer from high power losses in the MOSFET under fault condition e.g. short circuit. Applications Engineer, Nigel Springett explains, “By using a depletion mode JFET, designers can achieve a fast start-up using no extra components. Our JFETs need no extra heat sink for this application.” The SJDT170R1400 will come in a newly developed SMD D2PAK-7L package in order to simplify PCB layout and optimise switching performance due to lower inductance. This package will have a high creepage distance of 6.85mm in order to support 1700V applications and is 16 x 10 x 4.4mm. “We are confident that the SJDT170R1400 will become the de-facto standard for all auxiliary 3phase power supplies, as the benefits for the users are superior compared to traditional High Voltage MOSFET solutions and the cost become less for the total solution”, says Sr. Vice President Sales & Marketing, Dieter Liesabeths. SemiSouth is initially sampling the normally on 1700V/1400mΩ SJDP170R1400 in TO-247-3L packaging; the SJDT170R1400 in surface mount D2PAK-7L high creepage package will sample in Q3 of 2012.

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