International Rectifier Announces New Co-Pack IGBTs
International Rectifier (IR, El Segundo, CA) announced the expansion of its line of co-pack IGBTs with the new IRG4BC15UD, IRG4BC15UD-S and IRG4BC20UD-S. The IRG4BC15UD and IRG4BC15UD-S deliver up to 5.5A or 1.1kW. In addition, IR is offering its IRG4BC20UD in a D2Pak surface-mountable version, the IRG4BC20UD-S, for power levels up to 1.3kW. The new IGBTs are optimized for appliance motor-drive applications such as variable speed fans, blowers, refrigeration compressors, and washing machine pumps and agitators.
The new ultra-fast co-pack IGBTs are capable of switching at speeds of up to 20kHz in hard-switching applications. The 600V IGBTs are co-packaged with HEXFRED ultra-fast, ultra-soft recovery, anti-parallel diodes. The IGBTs do not require negative-biased turn-off drives.
Arnold Alderman, IR's motor drive marketing manager, commented, "In appliance applications, motor drive designers increase frequency up to 20kHz to reduce the size and cost of passive components. These higher frequencies also reduce undesirable audible noise. The new ultra-fast co-pack IGBTs provide a low-cost alternative for higher frequency designs without compromising overall performance."
Pricing for the new appliance-drive IGBTs begins at $1.10 in 10,000-unit quantities. The IRG4BC15UD-L device will also be available in a TO-262 package in August 2001.
