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Clare expands Power Relay Family by Offering Four New DC-only Devices with Current Handling – Up to 32A!

CPC1718, CPC1727, CPC1779, and CPC1788 DC-Only Power Relays are ideal for a variety of power applications including industrial controls, consumer appliances and medical equipment

January 15, 2008–Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – Clare, Inc., an IXYS company (NASDAQ: IXYS – News), today announced that it has fully released four new DC-only 1-Form-A Solid State Power Relays with the CPC1718, CPC1727, CPC1779 and CPC1788, offering designers up to 32 Amps (at a Case Temperature of 25 degrees Celsius) of current handling.

Available in the self-isolated ISOPLUS-264 package, the CPC1718, CPC1727, CPC1779 and CPC1788 have blocking voltages of 100, 250, 600, and 1000 Volts, and on-resistances of 0.075, 0.090, 0.400, and 1.250 Ohms respectively.

Development of these power relay products was founded on the blending of Clare’s traditional strengths in the design and manufacture of photovoltaic integrated circuits (ICs), leadframe design and multi-chip packaging with IXYS’ expertise in power MOSFETs, power packages and substrate technology.

Optically coupled MOSFET technology is used to provide 2500 Vrms of input to output isolation and, as in all Clare solid state relays, the optically coupled output is controlled by a GaAIAs infrared LED.

Additional Clare power relays are offered in the Power SIP and the i4-PAC (self-isolated) packages. The Power SIP offers pin-to-pin compatibility with other solid state relays providing an easy upgrade path for existing designs and compatibility for new designs. The i4-PAC combines an electrically isolated non-conductive exterior with low thermal impedance making it an ideal solution for power applications preferring a non-biased heat sink with superior thermal management properties.

This unique, RoHS compliant, family of 1-Form-A high-power Solid State Relays (SSRs) delivers the industry’s highest power MOSFET-based SSRs. Applications include: motor control, robotics, medical equipment, railroad and traffic controls, consumer appliances, industrial controls, and, test and measurement equipment, and they are certified to UL 508 Standard for Industrial Control Equipment.

About Clare and IXYS, Inc.
Clare, Inc., a leader in the design and manufacture of solid-state relays and high voltage integrated circuits, is a wholly owned subsidiary of IXYS Corporation. IXYS Corporation develops and markets primarily high performance power semiconductor devices that are used in controlling and converting electrical power efficiently in power systems for the telecommunication and internet infrastructure, motor drives, medical systems, and transportation. IXYS also serves its markets with a combination of digital and analog integrated circuits. Additional information about Clare and IXYS may be found at www.clare.com and www.ixys.com.

Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the results of IXYS to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including, among others, risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, and our other filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements.