Clare Introduces 30V Miniature Solid State Relay In 4-Pin Package

Clare, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IXYS Corp., announced the availability of their first miniature 30V, 4-pin SOP, 1-Form-A (single pole, normally open) solid state relay (SSR). The CPC1020N employs optically coupled MOSFET technology to provide 1500Vrms of input-to-output isolation and is added to Clare’s robust SSR product offering.

The CPC1020N features 1.2Arms of current handling in combination with only 0.25Ω of maximum on-resistance, making it a suitable design choice for applications demanding low impedance switching. The 20% board space savings over the competition’s larger 4-Pin SOP, specifically targets security systems and other low-voltage, high current switching applications. This semiconductor based relay can be driven directly from any control IC and thus is suitable for automated power control.

The small size of this SSR and its high efficiency make it well suited for portable instruments, remote control applications, controlling valves and actuators in automation and industrial systems, as well as low voltage lighting applications, especially LED based lighting. Furthermore, it can be used to reduce the power drain in systems that are on standby mode by cutting off the dc power when necessary, thus reducing the power consumption of systems in standby or "off" mode.