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Diodes Incorporated Announces Super Barrier Rectifier that Raises Efficiency of LED Drivers

^{Published on 2010-09-16 06:10:35 - Market Wire}
 

DALLAS--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq:DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today introduced the SBR1U400P1 super barrier rectifier. With a forward voltage some 25% lower than standard p-n diode alternatives, the new SBR^® device has been designed to increase the efficiency of off-line LED drivers. This 1A, 400V rated part suits both bridge, with a 120VAC input, and buck stages of driver circuits. Applications include LED light bulbs, lighting ballasts, signage and street lighting.

The rectifiera™s typical ultra-low forward voltage of less than 0.65V for a current of 1A at 125C means that a significant reduction in power consumption is now possible for a wide range of off-line LED driver circuits. It is provided in Diodesa™ own high performance PowerDI^®123 package for best possible heat dissipation.

SBR1U400P1 also has a high-speed switching performance with a maximum reverse recovery time of just 85ns (If=0.5A, Ir=0.5A, Irr=0.25A). The rectifier exhibits a soft recovery and removes ringing, resulting in an overall reduction in electrical noise generation. Further information can be found on the Companya™s website at [ http://www.diodes.com ].

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About Diodes Incorporated

Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq:DIOD), a Standard and Poora™s SmallCap 600 and Russell 3000 Index company, is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic, and analog semiconductor markets. Diodes serves the consumer electronics, computing, communications, industrial, and automotive markets. Diodes' products include diodes, rectifiers, transistors, MOSFETs, protection devices, functional specific arrays, single gate logic, amplifiers and comparators, Hall-effect and temperature sensors; power management devices, including LED drivers, DC-DC switching and linear voltage regulators, and voltage references along with special function devices, such as USB power switches, load switches, voltage supervisors, and motor controllers. The Companya™s corporate headquarters, logistics center, and Americasa™ sales office are located in Dallas, Texas. Design, marketing, and engineering centers are located in Dallas; San Jose, California; Taipei, Taiwan; Manchester, England; and Neuhaus, Germany. The Companya™s wafer fabrication facilities are located in Kansas City, Missouri and Manchester, with two manufacturing facilities located in Shanghai, China, another in Neuhaus, and a joint venture facility located in Chengdu, China. Additional engineering, sales, warehouse, and logistics offices are located in Taipei; Hong Kong; Manchester; and Munich, Germany; with support offices located throughout the world. For further information, including SEC filings, visit the Company's website at [ http://www.diodes.com ].