IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 22, 2007 —Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)* has expanded its power semiconductor lineup with a broad selection of low ON-resistance small signal MOSFETs (S-MOS) suitable for high-speed switching devices or DC-DC converters in portable electronics equipment. The MOSFETs feature among the lowest ON-resistance and lowest capacitance in the industry in 2.8mm x 2.8mm and 1.6mm x 1.6mm packages and are designed to save space while meeting designers’ requirements for smaller internal power loss and lower operating voltage in medium output current range applications such as laptop PCs, cellular phones, digital cameras and audio players.

Since 1986, Toshiba Corp. has ranked as the top discrete supplier on a worldwide basis, based on annual revenue from international shipments of total discrete products. According to the most recent annual report from market research firm Gartner Dataquest (San Jose, CA), Toshiba remained the top discrete semiconductor supplier and moved into fourth place in overall semiconductor sales. (Source: “2005 Worldwide Semiconductor Market Share Report,” Gartner, released April 2006). More specifically, Toshiba is a leading supplier in a number of discreteproduct categories, including power transistors, rectifiers and thyristors, LMOS logic, CMOS logic, optoelectronics, small signal diodes and transistors. The company’s discrete devices are designed to meet the growing demand for high-performance and lower voltages in today’s wireless telecommunications and consumer electronics applications, while emphasizing its strength in the automotive and industrial markets.

Combining quality and flexibility with design engineering expertise, TAEC brings a breadth of advanced, next-generation technologies to its customers.  This broad offering includes
memory and flash memory-based storage solutions, a broad range of discrete devices, displays, medical tubes, ASICs, custom SOCs, microprocessors, microcontrollers and wireless components for the computing, wireless, networking, automotive and digital consumer markets.
TAEC is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a subsidiary of Toshiba Corp. (Toshiba), Japan’s largest semiconductor manufacturer and the world’s fourth largest semiconductor manufacturer.  In more than 130 years of operation, Toshiba has recorded numerous firsts and made many valuable contributions to technology and society.  For additional company and product information, please visit TAEC’s website at chips.toshiba.com.  For technical inquiries, please e-mail Tech.Questions@taec.toshiba.com.