Royal Philips Electronics (Eindhoven, the Netherlands) announced a new generation of small, discrete, leadless packages using quad-flat nonleaded (QFN) technology. The new SOT88x package family are suitable for applications such as LCD back-light-related devices, dc/dc conversion, electro-static discharge protection devices and small-signal switching transistors.
With dimensions of 1mm x 0.6mm x 0.5mm and bottom contact pads, the new SOD882 and SOT883 packages feature small board space requirements, while offering power dissipation capability comparable to the industry-standard SOT23. The best-in-class power dissipation is based on the heat-transfer capabilities of the leadless layout. Philips is offering a wide range of discrete semiconductors in the new lead-less SOD882 and SOT883 packages, including MOSFETs, general-purpose transistors, resistor-equipped transistors, Low VCEsat BISS transistors, wideband transistors, switching diodes, zener diodes, schottky barrier diodes, varicap diodes, bandswitch diodes and PIN diodes. All products in the SOD882 and SOT883 are packed in very thin paper tape combined with a product pitch of 2mm.
Now available, the SOD882/SOT883 devices are priced between $0.014 for switching diodes and $0.06 for low VCEsat BISS transistors in high volume. Other devices released in the new SOD882 and SOT883 packages are currently available in volume.
