ON Semiconductor Releases New Family Of 8, 12 & 16A Triacs In An Isolated TO220 Package
ON Semiconductor introduced 12 new triacs with available power ratings of 8, 12 and 16A with Gate Trigger Current (Igt) levels of 35 and 50mA. The BTAxxxx series of devices are suitable for industrial and control applications where isolation voltage is critical and safety is a primary concern.
"The new BTAxxx triacs from ON Semiconductor represent the company’s entry into the isolated package market for thyristors, building on its long history in supplying SCR’s and triacs," said Gary Straker, ON Semiconductor Director of the Protection and Control business unit. "Every designer is under pressure to improve the safety and efficiency of his or her design. The new triacs and SCR’s from ON Semiconductor can play an important role in any system where safe and efficient ac power switching is required. They add additional safety that comes from the very high isolation voltage of a fully internally isolated package and are a compliment to our recently released BTBxxx series of triacs."
Both the BTAxxx and non isolated equivalent, BTBxxx series, utilize the latest silicon and package designs that optimized die area and package construction improving device performance resulting in the release of high performance devices at a competitive price.
The company claims that the new BTxxx devices provide best-in-class isolation performance, high Igt for snubberless designs, excellent dV/dt for improved noise immunity and three quadrant operation. Soon to be released product line expansion will include sensitive gate and four quadrant operation. Key features include: blocking voltage to 800V; on-state current ratings to 16A RMS; high immunity to dV/dt up to 2000 V/us; and balance gate trigger current in 3 and 4 quadrants.
These devices are available in an Isolated TO220 package. They are priced at $0.45 USD for the 8 A version, $0.47 for the 12 A and $0.54 for the 16A version per unit for 1,000 unit quantities.
