Central Semiconductor Corp. today launched a new solutions-focused version of its website. The extensive rebuild of the front end and back end infrastructure is designed to enable designers to effortlessly explore the many possibilities of Central’s custom discrete solutions. The responsive nature of the new site allows users to easily view it on any device, from laptop […]
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Trends in discrete power semiconductors
For many years the rumored demise of the discrete semiconductor has been thrown around, says Joe Beck from Central Semiconductor. Everything’s going to be integrated into an IC. It’s all going away. Not true. In fact, there’s more interest in discrete today than in the last 10 or 15 years, Beck says. When engineers try […]
The formidable forgotten FETs
The world is full of MOSFETs — they are the cornerstone of most ICs. However, the humble JFET still exists, although it is a bit of a niche market now and not always easy to find. Vishay, who took over the Siliconix brand many years ago, seem to have dropped JFETs now, although Siliconix was one […]
New series of 600V HyperFast Rectifiers are ideal for PFC applications
Central Semiconductor Corp. introduces several new 600V HyperFast Rectifiers designed specifically for extremely fast switching applications, such as Power Factor Correction (PFC), where total conduction losses must be minimized and at the same time, power density must be maximized. The series consists of CMR5H-06 (5A in the SMC package), CHD8-06 (8A in the DPAK package) […]
