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• IXYS-Clare Launches the CPC5902 Optically Isolated I2C Bus Repeater
  Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – January 12, 2012 – IXYS-Clare, Inc., an IXYS company (NASDAQ: IXYS – News), announced the immediate availability of the first in a new family of enhanced communications ICs, the CPC5902 Optically Isolated I2C Bus Repeater. The CPC5902 dual, optically isolated, bidirectional logic-bus repeater is the industry's first integrated optical solution for I2C bus design. This device buffers the bidirectional I2C clock and data ports while providing 3750Vrms of galvanic isolation. The CPC5902 supports both Standard- and Fast-mode I2C (up to 400kbps).
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• IXYS-Clare Releases a High Voltage OptoMOS® SSR with Integral Current Limiting and Thermal Shutdown
  Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – December 7, 2011 – Clare, Inc., an IXYS company (NASDAQ: IXYS – News), announces the immediate production release of the CPC1540, a 350V, current limiting, normally open (1-Form-A), optically isolated Solid State Relay (SSR) solution that replaces electromechanical devices and enhances system robustness. The CPC1540 incorporates active current limiting and thermal shutdown circuitry for improved survivability in harsh environments, and is designed to pass regulatory voltage surge requirements when provided with appropriate over-voltage protection. The current limiting, normally open (1-Form-A), 350V SSR is specifically designed for applications requiring high voltage. The 350V Load Voltage rating ensures compatibility with telephony ringing voltages while providing 3750Vrms of input to output isolation.
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• IXYS and Clare Introduce New Optically Coupled Driver for Power MOSFETs IGBTs and Thyristors
  October 19 , 2011–Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – Clare, Inc., a subsidiary of IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ: IXYS), announces the immediate availability of the IX3120 2.5A “optocoupled” Gate Driver. The IX3120 driver combines Clare’s OptoMOS product line expertise with the newly introduced ‘600 Series’ of high current gate drivers. The input signal is provided by a light emitting diode (LED) which is optically coupled to an integrated circuit (IC) that contains a high performance, high-speed CMOS power output stage. This combination provides isolated driver capabilities without the use of isolation transformers, enabling smaller footprint and lower cost solutions.
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• IXYS and Clare Introduce New 30A Gate Drivers
  June 16 , 2011–Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – Clare, Inc., a subsidiary of IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ: IXYS), announces the immediate availability of the IXD_630 low-side gate driver family. The IXD_630 output can source and sink a peak of 30A, making it the highest current rated gate driver in Clare’s extensive IXD_600 gate driver portfolio - and in the IC industry. The very high-current capability of the IXD_630 IC family makes them well suited to drive the largest IXYS power MOSFETs and IGBTs.
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• Clare Introduces Industry’s First Monolithic High-Voltage Isolated Analog Switch Array
  April 7, 2011–Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – Clare, Inc., a subsidiary of IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ: IXYS), today announced the availability of the CPC7514Z Quad High- Voltage Isolated Analog Switch Array for use in industrial controls, instrumentation, automatic test equipment and telecom applications. The CPC7514Z ICs feature four independently controlled, 320V bidirectional normally open (1-Form-A) relays actuated by latched TTL logic-level control signals. The monolithic silicon, which features high voltage DMOS structures and low voltage CMOS circuitry, is biased by a 3.3V power supply eliminating the requirement for external high-voltage supplies for proper operation. Switch-output to logic-input isolation is +/- 320V.
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• Clare Introduces the first Optically Isolated SCR AC-Power Relay with Zero-Cross Circuitry in the Unique i4-PAC Package
  January 18 , 2011–Beverly, Massachusetts, USA – Clare, Inc., a subsidiary of IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ: IXYS), today announced the availability of the CPC1998, 5Arms AC Power Relay. The CPC1998, an AC solid state switch utilizing dual optically isolated power SCRs, is an integrated alternative to discrete optocoupler and Triac circuits. The device provides a load voltage switching capability up to 800Vp. In addition the zero-cross circuitry ensures AC load switching while minimizing the generation of Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) emissions.
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