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| TOSHIBA ANNOUNCES SERIES OF HIGH VOLTAGE
SINGLE CHIP INVERTERS FOR BRUSHLESS MOTOR APPLICATIONS IN ENERGY
SAVING APPLIANCES |
| Silicon on Insulator Process and DIP26
Package with Low Thermal Resistance Contributes to Improved
Energy Efficiency in Brushless Motor Applications |
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IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2008
— Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC)*,
today announced a series of nine monolithic single-chip inverter
driver integrated circuits targeted for use in direct current
motors in energy saving appliances such as air conditioner
fan motors, refrigerator compressor motors, pump motor drivers
and DC brushless motors in washing machines, dryers, and dishwashers.
Developed by Toshiba Corp., the series of high voltage intelligent
power devices (IPD) are offered in low thermal resistance
DIP26 packages to improve energy efficiency, and feature output
voltages of 250 or 500 volts (V), and output current from
1 to 3 Amps (A).
"Energy saving features of electronic equipment are
becoming increasingly important, and employing DC motors in
electronic equipment can significantly improve the energy
efficiency of electronic equipment, thus saving energy, said
Jeff Lo, business development manager, power semiconductors,
for TAEC. "Toshiba's latest generation inverter drivers
are offered in a new DIP26 package with lower thermal resistance
than conventional inverter drivers, and contribute to the
energy efficiency of brushless DC motor applications."
The series includes one 250V, 1A device, the TPD4121K, and
eight 500V devices with output current ranging from 1A to
3A. The series provides designers with a selection of integrated
functions to meet various application requirements, including
Hall sensor input or six inputs, three phase matrix logic,
power management circuits, level shift drivers, over current
protection, over temperature protection and under voltage
protection. (Please see product specification table below
for part numbers and supported features of each.)
The Toshiba series of high voltage IPD single chip inverters
utilize silicon on insulator (SOI) process to enable use of
the DIP26 package, which has a maximum thickness of 3.8mm,
more than 25 percent thinner than the previous generation
5.2mm (max.) F23 package. Each of the nine devices incorporate
bootstrapping diodes, so no high-side driving power is required
due to bootstrapping. For ease of layout on a printed circuit
board, high voltage power pins and low voltage signal pins
are on opposite sides of the package. The control pins have
a pitch of 2.0mm and the high voltage pins feature wide clearance
of 3.8mm.
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| Technical
Specifications: Toshiba HV IPD Single Chip Inverters |
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Part Number
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Function
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Output
Voltage
V
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Output
Current
A
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Hall Sensor
Input Signal
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6 Inputs
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3 Phase
Matrix
Logic
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PWM
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Level Shift
Driver
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Over
current
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Over
Temperature
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Under
Voltage
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| TPD4121K |
250
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1
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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| TPD4122K |
500
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1
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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| TPD4123K |
500
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1
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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| TPD4123AK |
500
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1
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X
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X
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X
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X
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| TPD4120AK |
500
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2
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X
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X
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X
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X
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| TPD4124K |
500
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2
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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| TPD4124AK |
500
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2
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X
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X
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X
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X
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| TPD4125K |
500
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3
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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| TPD4125AK |
500
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3
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Pricing and Avialibility |
| Samples of the
Toshiba TPD Series of single-chip inverter drivers in
DIP26 packaging are available now. Sample prices range
from $5.00 for the 250V, 1A TPD4121K to $9.00 for the
500V, 3A TPD4125AK. The TPD4124K and TPD4124AK are scheduled
to begin mass production in Q2 2008. The other seven inverters
are beginning mass production now. |
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| Toshiba's
Discrete Products |
| 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. (Source: "2006 Worldwide
Semiconductor Market Share Report," Gartner, released
April 2007). More specifically, Toshiba is a leading supplier
in a number of discrete product 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. |
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| *About
TAEC |
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Through proven commitment, lasting relationships and
advanced, reliable electronic components, Toshiba enables
its customers to create market-leading designs. Toshiba
is the heartbeat within product breakthroughs from OEMs,
ODMs, CMs, distributions and fabless chip companies
worldwide. A committed electronic components leader,
Toshiba designs and manufactures high-quality flash
memory-based storage solutions, discrete devices, displays,
advanced materials, medical tubes, custom SoCs/ASICs,
digital multimedia and imaging products, microcontrollers
and wireless components that make possible today's leading
cell phones, MP3 players, cameras, medical devices,
automotive electronics and more.
Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. is an independent
operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., a
subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, Japan's largest semiconductor
manufacturer and the world's third largest semiconductor
manufacturer (Gartner, 2007 WW Semiconductor Revenue
Estimate, Dec. 2007). For additional company and product
information, please visit http://www.toshiba.com/taec/.
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| Information in this press release,
including product pricing and specifications, content
of services and contact information, is current and believed
to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is
subject to change without prior notice. Technical and
application information contained here is subject to the
most recent applicable Toshiba product specifications.
In developing designs, please ensure that Toshiba products
are used within specified operating ranges as set forth
in the most recent Toshiba product specifications and
the information set forth in Toshiba’s "Handling
Guide for Semiconductor Devices," or "Toshiba
Semiconductor Reliability Handbook." This information
is available at chips.toshiba.com
or from your TAEC representative. |
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