Nexperia launches into IGBT market with 600V discrete models
A 30A IGBT, qualified to 175 degree operation mark Nexperia’s entry into the IGBT market.
The NGW30T60M3DF enables higher power density in power conversion and motor drive applications, including industrial motor drives such as servo motors ranging from 5.0 to 20kW (20kHz), robotics, elevators, operating grippers, in-line manufacturing, power inverters, uninterruptible power supply (UPS), photovoltaic (PV) strings, EV charging, and induction heating and welding.
The market for IGBTs is expected to grow with the increased adoption of solar panels and EV chargers. The 600V IGBTs feature a robust, cost-effective carrier-stored trench-gate advanced field-stop construction, providing exceptionally low conduction and switching loss performance with high levels of ruggedness in operating temperatures up to 175 degrees C. According to Nexperia, this improves the efficiency and reliability of power inverters, induction heaters, welding equipment and industrial applications such as motor drives and servos, robotics, elevators, operating grippers, and in-line manufacturing.
Designers can choose between the medium speed (M3) and high speed (H3) series IGBTs. They have been designed with very tight parameter distributions, allowing multiple devices to connect safely in parallel. They are also claimed to have lower thermal resistance than competing devices to provide higher output power and are fully rated as soft fast reverse-recovery diodes. This means they are suitable for rectifier and bi-directional circuit applications or to protect against over-current conditions.
Dr. Ke Jiang, general manager for the IGBT and module business group said: “IGBTs are the ideal complement to Nexperia’s existing range of CMOS and wide-bandgap switching devices,” he said.
These IGBTs are available in a standard, lead-free, TO247-3L package and are HV-H3TRB qualified for outdoor applications. Nexperia plans to follow this release with a series of 1200V IGBTs.
Headquartered in the Netherlands, Nexperia is a semiconductor company with employees across Europe, Asia, and the United States. It develops and produces semiconductors to enable the basic functionality of virtually every electronic design in the world, from automotive and industrial to mobile and consumer applications, said Nexperia.
The company has an extensive IP portfolio and is certified to IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.
