Renesas Announces Power Semiconductor Devices with Large-Current and Low Power Loss for Consumer Motor Drive Applications
Renesas Electronics Corp. announced the development of 100A high-current power MOSFETs for motor drive in consumer products, such as cordless power tools and power-assisted bicycles, as part of a wider effort to strengthen the company’s entire line of power semiconductor devices. The new power MOSFETs cover a wide range of voltages, with three new products, including the N0413N, having a voltage tolerance of 40V and three others, including the N0601N, having a voltage tolerance of 60V. According to the company, the new power MOSFETs have loss levels among the lowest in the industry, making them well suited for extending battery life.
The new power MOSFETs use measures such as innovative mounting technology to accommodate large currents up to 100A, making them suitable for use in applications such as cordless power tools. In addition, they deliver low-loss characteristics among the best in the industry through the use of design technology built up over many years. For example, the N0413N with 40V voltage tolerance has an on-resistance (Ron) of only 2.7mΩ, and the N0601N with 60V voltage tolerance has an on-resistance (Ron) of only 3.3mΩ (VGSS = 10V standard value in both cases). This contributes to longer battery life.
The new products are available with a voltage tolerance of 40 or 60V and in three package types, the TO-220AB and TO-262 and the surface-mount TO-263, for a total of six versions. Customers can choose the voltage tolerance and package that best match their application.
Samples of the new power MOSFET devices are available now, priced at US$1.2 per unit. Mass production is scheduled to begin in August 2011, and is expected to reach a scale of 2 million units per month, for all six products combined, by the latter half of FY2012.
