Toshiba Releases Medium Voltage Photorelay for Industrial Applications
May 16, 2018
Housed in a small SO6 package, new device offers 3.75 kVrms isolation
Irvine, Calif. — Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC), a committed technology leader, today announced the new TLP3122A photorelay for factory automation and other industrial applications including building automation, security and semiconductor testing.
The new photorelay integrates MOSFET devices fabricated using the latest U-MOS IX process to reduce on-state resistance. Housed in the small 4-pin SO6 package, the TLP3122A provides an off-state output terminal voltage (VOFF) of 60V, a constant on-state current (ION) of 1.4A and an on-state pulsed current (IONP) up to 4.2A. The on-state resistance (RON) is typically just 0.13Ω, allowing highly efficient operation while the off-state current is only 1μA.
The device offers fast switching times of 3ms (tON) max and 1ms (tOFF) max with an isolation voltage of 3750Vrms. It is fully approved to UL1577 for safety-critical applications.
The normally-open TLP3122A serves as a replacement for 1-Form-A mechanical relays to improve system reliability and save the space required for relays and relay drivers. In addition, the TLP3122A is rated for an operating temperature between -40°C and 110°C which is ideal for industrial applications and makes it easier to allow for a temperature margin in system-level thermal design.
The new TLP3122A photorelay is upward compatible with the TLP3122 in the conventional 2.54SOP4 package. It also helps increase the system drive current, making it possible to serve as a replacement for a wider range of mechanical relays.
Volume shipments begin today.
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation will continue to deliver products that meet the needs of customers by promoting the development of a diverse portfolio of photocouplers and photorelays tailored to market trends.
Follow the link below for more information on the new product and photorelays line-up:
https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/us/product/opto/photorelay.html
About Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (“TAEC”)
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. is an independent operating company owned by Toshiba America, Inc., and is the US based electronic components business of Toshiba Electronic Devices and Storage Corporation in Japan. TAEC offers consumers and businesses a wide variety of innovative hard disk drive (HDD) products plus semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, IoT, motion control, telecoms, networking, consumer and white goods applications. The company’s broad portfolio encompasses integrated wireless ICs, power semiconductors, microcontrollers, optical semiconductors, ASICs, ASSPs and discrete devices ranging from diodes to logic ICs. For more company information visit TAEC’s web site at www.toshiba.com/taec.
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