Tyco Electronics Debuts Lead-Free Power Modules

Tyco Electronics Power Systems (Dallas, TX) announced its first lead-free power modules capable of being used in lead-free production processes, which are designed to comply with upcoming European and international environmental regulations as presently drafted. The modules can be used with existing leaded process equipment as well as the higher temperatures typical to lead-free solder.

The lead-free modules use a tin-silver-copper solder, which liquefies at a higher temperature than eutectic tin-lead solder, and can withstand production temperatures of up to 245 degrees C. The first Tyco products to be made lead-free are the 50W, isolated, dual-output JHW050 Series and 10A, non-isolated Austin Lynx™ Series. Alone, or in combination, the products support a wide variety of applications in workstation, server, PC, telecommunications and data communications markets.

The JHW050 features a 48V input, dual outputs from 5V to 0.8V, 87 percent efficiency, and the ability to change voltage levels between the I/O and core of devices. The Austin Lynx is a non-isolated, point-of-load converter that features an efficiency of up to 94 percent, and is available in single-inline and surface-mount packages, for vertical through-hole production or automated production processes. The JHW050 and Austin Lynx power modules qualify as lead-free by containing less than 0.1 percent lead by weight.