Cree Announces First Power Switch and Diode Co-Pack
Cree, Inc. announced sample availability of its first power-device combination pack (co-pack). The new Cree co-pack solution is designed specifically to reduce costs and increase efficiency of inverters used in solar, UPS and motor-drive power applications.
The new Cree CID150660 co-pack features a 6A/600V Cree SiC Schottky diode combined with a 15A silicon insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) from International Rectifier. It is available in an industry-standard TO-220-3 package.
"Cree's new co-pack provides inverter designers with the potential to achieve new levels of efficiency at power levels up to 3 kW," said Stuart Hodge, Cree Manager of Applications Engineering for Power Devices. "This is the first in a series of co-pack products targeted to reduce IGBT switching losses up to 50% and reduce overall inverter losses up to 25%. When compared with traditional silicon-based pn diodes, Cree's SiC-based Schottky diodes and co-pack solutions provide lower switching losses, higher frequency operation, and higher power densities."
