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IXYS Corp. Introduces New IXLF19N220A and IXLF19N250A IGBTs

January 04, 2001 by Jeff Shepard

IXYS Corp. (Santa Clara, CA) has introduced two new IGBTs, the IXLF19N220A and IXLF19N250A, with blocking voltages of 2,200V and 2,500V respectively. The two new IGBTs have the same current rating of 19A and come in a new, electrically isolated, discrete package called the ISOPLUS i4-PAC. In this new plastic-encapsulated package, a direct-copper-bonded alumina substrate has replaced the normal copper tab. The company claims that this gives it a 2,500V electrical isolated mounting tab and increased cycling capacity. The creep and strike distance between the collector and emitter pins is 7mm, and any pin to the mounting surface is 5.5mm.

The IXLF19N220A and IXLF19N250A are suitable for application in high-voltage capacitor discharge circuits used in defibrillators, laser pulsers, spark igniters, exciters, high-voltage switching power supplies and various other high-voltage applications. IXYS maintains that they can replace multiple MOSFETs connected in series, thyristors and electromechanical relays.

"We have not only extended the electrical boundaries of performance for small IGBTs but we have also made it usable in discrete form on a printed circuit board by developing the new ISOPLUS i4-PAC package," commented Andreas Lindemann, senior product design engineer. "The technology introduced the high-power IGBT, and highlights IXYS' strengths in MOS-power semiconductor technology and advanced DCB-based proprietary-packaging expertise."