IXYS CORPORATION
Frank Wakeman, IXYS UK Westcode Limited, Chippenham, SN15 1GE, United Kingdom. +44 (0)1249 444524
Ray Segall, IXYS Long Beach 562-296-6584 (US sales enquiries only)
Leiden, The Netherlands. April 8, 2014 - IXYS UK, IXYS Corporation's (NASDAQ:IXYS), high power subsidiary, announced today the launch of a new 6.5kV press-pack IGBT. The new 6.5kV device is asymmetrical blocking with a fully rated anti-parallel diode included within the package. DC collector current rating is 258A with a repetitive peak current rating of over 500A, further extending the power range of IGBT power switches.
The device is housed in a fully hermetic press-pack package with 66mm diameter copper electrodes and an overall package diameter of 100mm. The internal construction is based on the same high reliability construction as IXYS UK's well established 4.5kV product lines, but with a larger individual die size to optimise die active area and the overall efficiency of rating within the package. As with all IXYS UK's press-pack IGBT products, the new device is inherently robust with phenomenal thermal cycling endurance, double sided cooling and ruggedness in failures without package rupture.
"For medium voltage applications these new higher voltage devices give the option to reduce the number of series devices in the phase leg switches; thereby giving better economy for ancillary and mechanical components. IXYS UK has launched this new product in advance of much larger devices to give our potential customers an opportunity to try the new technology with a device rated at 900A planned for introduction in May 2014 and larger devices towards the end of the year," commented Frank Wakeman, IXYS UK's Marketing and Technical Support Manager.
The part number for the new device is T0258HF65G and a full data sheet is available on IXYS UK's web site, www.ixysuk.com.
Typical applications include medium voltage drives for industrial, marine and renewable energy infrastructure applications, including wind generation; traction applications including light rail and auxiliary power supplies; as well as HVDC and infrastructure applications such as grid interconnects.
For further information please contact IXYS UK at (email: sales@ixysuk.com) or telephone: +44 (0)1249 444524 for quotation.
Located in Chippenham, England, IXYS UK Westcode Ltd is the IXYS leading manufacturing site for very high power thyristors, SCRs and rectifiers ranging up to 6500 Volts and 15,000 Amps. IXYS UK continues to supply high technology components for a wide range of applications such as wind and solar energy, welding, AC and DC motor drives for oil, marine and water treatment
facilities, uninterruptible power supplies, motor soft starters, transportation, induction heating, mining equipment and many other industrial applications.
Since its founding, IXYS Corporation has been developing power semiconductors and mixed signal ICs to improve power conversion efficiency, generate solar and wind power and provide efficient motor control for industrial applications. IXYS, and its subsidiary companies, offer a diversified product base that addresses worldwide needs for power control in the growing cleantech industries, renewable energy markets, telecommunications, medical devices, transportation applications, flexible displays and RF power.
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Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact, including the performance, features 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 Form
10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2013. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements.
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