What's new at Clare


				What's New at Clare?
				What's New at Clare?


			*New From Clare!* Press Releases Clare Introduces New Family of 4-Amp Dual-Channel Low-Side Gate Drivers July 6, 2010–Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – Clare, Inc., an IXYS company (NASDAQ: IXYS – News) The IXD_604, the first of a series of high current, low side gate driver ICs to be offered by Clare, is especially well suited for driving IXYS power MOSFETs and IGBTs. Each of the two outputs can source and sink 4A of peak current, while producing rise and fall times of less than 10ns. Low propagation delays, and fast and matched rise and fall times makes the IXD_604 ideal for high-frequency and high-power applications. Read More Clare Introduces a New High-Voltage LED Driver with 8V to 550V Input Voltage Range and Greater than 90% Efficiency April 15, 2010–Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – Clare, Inc., an IXYS company (NASDAQ: IXYS – News) and world leader in the design and manufacture of high voltage, analog and mixed signal ICs, announces the immediate availability of the CPC9909 High-Voltage HB LED driver. The CPC9909 can drive from a few to hundreds of HB LEDs in-series and/or parallel combinations in a constant peak-current control topology. Manufactured using Clare’s 550V BCDMOS Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) process, the CPC9909 operates directly off a rectified AC voltage supply, and does not require any additional low voltage supplies. LED brightness can be controlled via the pulse frequency modulation (PWM) or linear dimming inputs. Read More Clare Introduces First High-Voltage, High-Side Gate Driver March 4, 2010–Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – Clare, Inc., an IXYS company (NASDAQ: IXYS – News) today announced the availability of the IX2127, a new high voltage gate driver IC. The IX2127 is a high-voltage, high speed power MOSFET and IGBT driver. High-voltage level shift circuitry and a floating channel allow the IX2127 to drive N-channel power MOSFETs and IGBTs in the high-side configuration operating up to 600V. Read More Clare Introduces Its Highest Current Optically Isolated SCR AC Power Relay with Zero-Cross Circuitry February 4, 2010–Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – Clare, Inc., an IXYS company (NASDAQ: IXYS – News) today announced the availability of the CPC1966, 3Arms AC Power Relay. The CPC1966 is an AC solid state switch utilizing dual optically isolated power SCRs as an integrated alternative to discrete optocoupler and Triac circuits. The device provides a blocking voltage capability of 600VP. In addition, zero-cross circuitry ensures AC load switching while minimizing the generation of transients. Read More Clare Introduces their First High Current, 60V Dual 1-Form-A Solid State Relay in a Narrow 8-Pin SOIC Packager January 12, 2010–Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – Clare, Inc., an IXYS company (NASDAQ: IXYS – News) The CPC2014N is 40% smaller than the popular standard 8-lead SOIC, thus enabling significant PC board space savings. The CPC2014N is Clare’s first dual SSR in an 8-pin narrow SOIC. It features 400mA of current handling in combination with only 2 Ohms of maximum on-resistance, making it an excellent design choice for applications demanding low impedance switching. Specifically designed for use in security systems complying with EN50130-4, the CPC2014N offers substantial board space savings over the competition’s larger 8-Pin SOIC. This semiconductor-based relay can be driven directly from low voltage logic ICs, and thus is ideal for automated power control. Read More Clare Introduces 200-Volt Optically-Isolated, Self-Biased Gate Driver October 20, 2009–Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – Clare, Inc., an IXYS company (NASDAQ: IXYS – News), announces the immediate production release of the CPC1590, an optically isolated MOSFET gate-driver integrated circuit which uses a bootstrap biasing technique to eliminate the load-side power supply. An external power MOSFET is controlled by the application of a low input LED current (2.5 to 10mA) to the CPC1590, which activates the internal load-side driver circuit. The CPC1590 IC connected to the load, together with an external storage capacitor provides bias to the internal driver circuit which eliminates a costly power supply. This device is specifically designed for low duty-cycle switching frequencies and offers isolated solid-state control to replace large modules and multi-component discrete solutions. Read More Clare's Most Rugged Dual LCAS IC, CPC75282, has the Highest dV/dt Ratings in the Industry August 4, 2009–Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – Clare, Inc., an IXYS company (NASDAQ: IXYS – News), and world leader in the design and manufacture of high voltage, analog and mixed signal ICs, today released their 1st Dual 6-pole LCAS IC. The CPC75282 has the highest dV/dt rating (1500V/usec minimum) for all on-chip bidirectional switching power devices. This best-in-class dV/dt robustness rating makes the CPC75282 dual LCAS device the most reliable solution for the public switch telephone network (PSTN) which is commonly subjected to lightning or surge events. This rugged high voltage integrated circuit technology can be used also in communication over powerline applications, monitoring and remote metering applications. Read More Clare Introduces New Addition to Family of 4-Pin 1-Form-A Solid State Relays with 5000V Input/Output Isolation July 21 , 2009–Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – Clare, Inc., an IXYS company (NASDAQ: IXYS – News) and world leader in the design and manufacture of high voltage, analog and mixed signal ICs, announces the immediate availability of their new 4-pin, 5000Vrms isolation barrier, OptoMOS® 1-Form-A (Single Pole, Normally Open), Solid State Relay. This CPC1394G offers a blocking voltage of 600V, maximum current handling capability of 120mA, and an on-resistance of 35 Ohms. This 4-pin device is offered in both DIP and surface mount packages. Read More Clare Announces New Eight-Channel High Voltage Analog Switch IC July 6 , 2009–Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – Clare, Inc., an IXYS company (NASDAQ: IXYS – News) and world leader in the design and manufacture of high voltage, analog and mixed signal ICs, announces the immediate availability of the CPC7232, an eight-channel high voltage analog switch IC with built-in bleeder resistors. Designed using Clare’s proprietary high voltage BCDMOS on SOI (silicon on insulator) process, the CPC7232 combines high voltage, bilateral DMOS switches with low power CMOS logic. This results in the efficient control of high voltage analog signals with low voltage logic control signals. The CPC7232 is ideal for medical ultrasound imaging, test equipment, printers, and industrial measurement applications. Read More