CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Transphorm Inc.
today announced at APEC 2015, in partnership with ON
Semiconductor, the introduction of two co-branded 600V gallium
nitride (GaN) cascode transistors and a 240W reference design that
utilizes them. This introduction builds on the previously announced
partnership between Transphorm Inc., Transphorm Japan Inc., and ON
Semiconductor to bring GaN-based power solutions to market. With
typical on-resistances of 150 and 290 mOhms, the two new GaN
products, TPH3202PS (ON Semi equivalent: NTP8G202N) and TPH3206PS
(ON Semi equivalent: NTP8G206N), are offered in an optimized TO-220
package for easy integration with customers' existing circuit board
manufacturing capabilities.
"At last year's APEC 2014, the Transphorm booth displayed
evaluation boards using our 600V TO-220 HEMTs. At this year's show
we're excited to announce complete GaN-specific reference designs
with ON Semiconductor," said Primit
Parikh, President and Co-Founder of Transphorm. "We have
consistently demonstrated, since 2011, that our JEDEC-qualified
600V GaN products enable more efficient, compact and low-cost
solutions than traditional silicon devices. With our partner, ON
Semiconductor, we are providing complete reference design platforms
and tools that enable designers to take advantage of GaN's benefits
while greatly accelerating their design cycles and reduce time to
market."
The two-stage evaluation board NCP1397GANGEVB (Transphorm
equivalent: TDPS250E2D2) is offered as a complete reference design
so that customers can implement GaN cascode transistors in their
power designs. The evaluation board is representative of a
production power supply that has been re-designed for smaller size
and higher performance systems, and it highlights the capability
and potential of GaN transistors in this power range. The boost
stage delivers 98% efficiency and utilizes the NCP1654 power factor
correction controller. The LLC DC-DC stage uses the NCP1397
resonant mode controller to offer a 97% full load efficiency. This
performance is achieved while running at 200+ kHz and –
impressively – is also able to meet EN55022 Class B EMC
performance. Full documentation is available at the Transphorm and
ON Semiconductor websites.
The Transphorm GaN HEMT devices are in mass production at the
Fujitsu Semiconductor group's CMOS-compatible, 150mm wafer fab in
Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan.
The large-scale, automotive-qualified facility, which is providing
exclusive GaN foundry services for Transphorm and its partners,
will allow dramatic expansion of Transphorm's GaN power device
business to meet the growing customer demand.
Transphorm's APEC Booth 1317 and ON Semiconductor's Booth 407
will provide demonstrations of the GaN devices along with a new
current mode LLC power supply and automotive motor driver.
About Transphorm
Transphorm is redefining electric power conversion, providing
cost-competitive and easy-to-embed power conversion devices and
modules that reduce costly energy loss by more than 50%, and
simplify the design and manufacturing of motor drives, power
supplies and inverters for solar panels and electric vehicles. From
material technology and device fabrication to circuit design and
module assembly, Transphorm designs and delivers its power
conversion devices and modules to meet the needs of global
customers. By creating an ecosystem of electrical systems
manufacturers powered by Transphorm, the company accelerates the
adoption of power devices and modules that pave the way for the
next generation of electrical systems designed for optimal
efficiency. To learn more about Transphorm, please visit
www.transphormusa.com.
About ON Semiconductor
ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) is driving energy efficient
innovations, empowering customers to reduce global energy use. The
company offers a comprehensive portfolio of energy efficient
power and signal management, logic, discrete and custom solutions
to help design engineers solve their unique design
challenges in automotive, communications, computing,
consumer, industrial, LED lighting, medical, military/aerospace and
power supply applications. ON Semiconductor operates
a responsive, reliable, world-class supply chain and quality
program, and a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices
and design centers in key markets throughout North America, Europe, and the Asia
Pacific regions. For more information, visit
http://www.onsemi.com.
For More Information:
Press Release 2015: Transphorm and Fujitsu Semiconductor
Announce the Start of Mass Production of Transphorm's GaN Power
Devices
IEDM Proceedings: Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), 2014 IEEE
International
Press Release 2013: Transphorm and Fujitsu to Integrate GaN
Power Device Businesses
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