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IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ:SYXI), announces the expansion
of its power management ICs with the introduction of its new "50X"
family of high performance Gate Driver Integrated Circuits. With
current ratings from 2A (IXDx502) to 14A (IXDx514), this new family of
drivers substantially improves the cost effectiveness, circuit density
and ruggedness of gate drivers needed by power electronic circuits to
switch Power MOSFETs and IGBTs. The value of this family is further
enhanced by the addition of a new high density package option covering
the full range of drive currents, the 6-Lead DFN which occupies less
than 65% of the board area of a typical 8-Pin SOIC.
IXYS has a long history of producing rugged power MOSFETs and
IGBTs, which has been extended to its driver ICs. Power supplies and
motor control circuits demand highly reliable and robust driver ICs to
withstand the voltage and current spikes that often occur in power
systems. By using proprietary process and design innovation, these
driver ICs achieve a high resistance to latchup with a high degree of
noise immunity. Other electrical advantages shared with IXYS Gate
Drive products include drive stage design features that eliminate
internal cross conduction, an extended operating voltage range of up
to 35V and an operating temperature range of -55 degrees C to
+125 degrees C.
IXYS continues to provide a broad range of versatility in its
product line in this new 50X Low Side Driver family. This family is
offered with a full range of logic level control and package options.
Versions incorporating an Enable function for fast output shutdown are
also offered. Package options include 8-Pin DIP, 8-Pin SOIC and the
high density 6-Lead DFN. The introduced drivers include the IXDD502D1,
a 2A dual output gate driver in the 6-Lead DFN, or the IXDD514D1, a
powerful 14A single output gate driver in the same 6-Lead DFN. Each
gate driver exhibits output rise and falls times under 25 nanoseconds
with matched output rise times.
Various applications stand to benefit from this new family of Low
Side Drivers. Examples include consumer electronics such as LCD TVs
and audio amplifiers, industrial applications such as welding and
motor drives and other power conversion applications such as solar
inverters, uninterruptible power supplies and switch-mode power
supplies. Additionally, these drivers can be used to directly drive
relays, solenoids and other actuators. More information on these ICs
can be found on the website www.ixys.com.
Any statements contained in this press release that are not
statements of historical fact, including the performance, rating,
benefits, reliability, property, availability and suitability of
products for various applications, may be deemed to be forward-looking
statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause
the results of IXYS to differ materially from those indicated by these
forward-looking statements, including, among others, risks detailed
from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including its Report
on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2005 and our other
filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking
statements.