Vishay Extends Isolation Capabilities Of All SOIC-8 Optocouplers To 4000V
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. announced that all of its optocouplers in the SOIC-8 package have been upgraded to offer 4000V isolation voltages and 6000V rated impulse voltages (VIO™). Designed to meet the need for higher-rated isolation devices in high-density applications, Vishay offers a wide variety of optocouplers in the SOIC-8 package. The devices include single-and dual-channel devices with phototransistor and photodarlington outputs, as well as high-speed devices up to 10MBd.
By offering increased isolation and impulse voltages, the devices allow designers to meet higher isolation requirements with a compact device. The SOIC-8 package requires 50% less board space than the SMD DIP-8, lowering costs and enabling the production of smaller end products. The SOIC-8 package also eliminates through-hole requirements and conforms to standards for surface-mount devices.
Vishay’s SOIC-8 optocouplers are optimized for digital fieldbus isolation, logic and analog signal ground isolation, high-speed D/A and A/D, ATE I/O isolation, and telephone ring-detect applications. Typical end products include PLCs (programmable logic controllers), industrial automation equipment, instrumentation, telecom equipment, and power supplies.
Samples of the upgraded optocouplers are available now. Production quantities are available now, with lead times of 6 to 24 weeks, depending on the product.
