Vishay Expands Schottky Diode Line With New Low Forward Voltage Drop Devices
A new Schottky barrier diode series that features extremely low forward voltage drop ratings was announced today by Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. The new "101" series gives designers a choice of three reverse breakdown voltage options and four standard package types in a dozen new devices.
With maximum low forward voltage drop values ranging from 0.9 V to 1 V at a 15-mA forward current, the new Vishay Telefunken diodes are optimized for circuits where low power consumption and a low voltage drop are required. Typical applications will include steering, biasing, and coupling in dc-to-do converters, low-current power supplies, protection circuits, or any other fast-switching, low-logic-level application.
Offered in the DO-35 (SD101x), MiniMELF (LL101x), QuadroMELF (LS101x), and MicroMELF (MCL101x) packages, the new Schottky diodes are available with minimum reverse breakdown voltages of 40 V, 50 V, or 60 V. The devices provide an ultra-low leakage current of 200 nA, and additionally feature a low diode capacitance value ranging from 2.0 pF to 2.2 pF at a 1-MHz frequency. An integrated protection ring guards against static discharge.
"With its low forward voltage ratings, our new Schottky series helps to reduce power consumption in end products, and has the added benefit of being offered in a wide range of package types built by a 30-year veteran of glass packaging technology," said Manfred Wagner, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Diodes. "Combined with our other Schottky series already on the market, the new barrier diodes are the latest in a comprehensive family that can address any designer's needs."
Samples and production quantities of the new Schottky barrier diode series are available now, with a lead time of 12 weeks for larger orders. Pricing for U.S. delivery starts at $3.05 per 100 pieces.
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH), a Fortune 1,000 Company with an annual sales rate of $2.4 billion, is the largest U.S. and European manufacturer of passive electronic components (resistors, capacitors, inductors) and a major producer of discrete semiconductors (diodes, optoelectronics, transistors), IRDCs (infrared communication devices), and power and analog switching integrated circuits. The Company's components are vital to electronic operations and can be found in products manufactured in a very broad range of industries worldwide. With headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania, Vishay employs over 20,000 people in 60 plants in the U.S., Mexico, Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, France, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Taiwan (ROC), China and the Philippines. Vishay can be found on the Internet at http://www.vishay.com
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