Diodes Inc. (Westlake Village, CA) announced the release of two new lines of precision Zener diodes. The new Zener lines are the second and third product releases utilizing Diodes-FabTech's precision, high-velocity, ion-implantation process. The DDZ9600 Series is suitable for use in portable end products requiring a minimum of power consumption for extended battery life, such as notebooks, mobile communication and hand-held computing devices, including PDAs.
The company's ion-implantation process is highly targeted and enables significant performance improvements with control over VZ tolerance to ±2% at very high yield and can achieve tolerances down to ±0.5% if required. The new ultra-tight-tolerance DDZ Series is packaged in a variety of miniature and sub-miniature SOT (three-pin and six-pin) and SOD (two-pin) surface-mount packages. The series will be marketed as an alternative to several existing Zener diode lines, including the 5200 Series, BZT52 series and the BZX84 Series. The DDZ line expands Diodes' application-specific array portfolio, targeting price- and space-sensitive hand-held and battery-powered applications requiring no-frills voltage regulation.
Both the DDZ Series and the DDZ9600 Series are initially offered in SOD-123, SOT-23, SOD-323, SOT-323 and SOT-363 packages. Initial voltage offerings range from 5.1V to 43V for the DDZ Series and 2.7V to 39V for the DDZ9600 Series, with planned expansion down to 3.6V for the DDZ Series and 2.4V for the DDZ9600 Series by the fourth quarter of 2003.
