South Portland, Maine—Fairchild Semiconductor's FGA25N120ANTD 1200-volt NPT-Trench IGBT claims best-in-class avalanche immunity with optimized trade-off performance between switching and conduction losses to increase system reliability and efficiency in induction heating (IH) applications. Designed for microwave ovens, and IH cookers, the FGA25N120ANTD extends system lifetime by lowering operating temperatures as much as 10°C over previous-generation devices.
The company's trench and non-punch through (NPT) technologies provide a maximum 450 mJ of avalanche energy, thus ensuring fail-safe operation in abnormal avalanche-mode conditions.
"Unstable power, AC line surges and system malfunctions cause avalanche-mode conditions in induction heating applications that can lead to instantaneous device failure," said Taehoon Kim, vice president of the Functional Power Group. "To answer these reliability issues in IH appliances, our new 1200-volt NPT-Trench IGBT offers best-in-class avalanche immunity. It also optimizes trade-off performance to lower operating temperature and improve overall system efficiency."
Additional performance features and system benefits of the FGA25N120ANTD include low saturation voltage (VCE(sat) of 2.0 volts (typical) at IC = 25 amps and TC = 25°C to limit conduction losses; low switching loss (Eoff, typ = 0.96 mJ at IC = 25 A and TC = 25°C) to reduce system power dissipation; and built-in FRD (fast recovery diode) to simplify circuit design and reduce component count.
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The FGA25N120ANTD, available in a TO-3P lead (Pb)-free package that also meets or exceeds the requirements of the joint IPC/JEDEC standard J-STD-020B and is compliant with European Union requirements, is priced at $5.10 each in 1k pieces. Delivery is 12 weeks ARO.
Fairchild Semiconductor, 1-207-775-8761, www.fairchildsemi.com