8 June 2011

SemiSouth SiC diodes and JFET chosen by power module maker Vincotech

SemiSouth Laboratories Inc of Starkville, MS, USA, which designs and manufactures silicon carbide (SiC) power devices and electronics for high-power, high-efficiency, harsh-environment power management and conversion applications, says that its Schottky diodes and junction field-effect transistors (JFETs) have been selected by electronic power module maker Vincotech GmbH of Unterhaching, Germany.

Vincotech’s modules are used for applications including motion control, renewable energy, and industrial converters, as well as switched-mode power supplies (SMPS) and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). The datasheet for the recently launched flowSOL0-SiC module acknowledges the value that SemiSouth’s SiC diodes and normally-off JFETs add to the modules’ performance.

Vincotech’s flowSOL0-SiC PZ12NMA025FN (MNPC Topology with splitted Output)/PZ12B2A025FN (Dual Booster) modules are rated for 1200V/25mΩ operation. Targeting high-efficiency solar inverters, UPS, and DC–DC converters, the modules combine multiple 10A diodes and 100mΩ JFETs.

SemiSouth offers the only normally-off SiC JFETs available in the world, claims director of sales Dieter Liesabeths. “By combining both products [Schottky diodes and JFETs] in SiC technology, the end customer will be able to increase switching frequency and reduce losses, neither of which would be possible with conventional silicon MOSFETs,” he adds. 

Vincotech’s new modules are available for sampling, with mass production due to begin in third-quarter 2011. SemiSouth’s SiC diodes and JFETs are immediately available in production quantities.

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