South Portland, Maine—Fairchild Semiconductor’s FGA25N120ANTD
1200V NPT-Trench IGBT combines best-in-class avalanche immunity with optimized trade-off performance between
switching and conduction losses to increase system reliability and efficiency in induction heating (IH)
applications. Designed for microwave ovens, IH rice cookers and other IH cookers, the FGA25N120ANTD extends system
lifetime by lowering operating temperatures as much as 10 degrees Celsius over previous-generation devices. The
NPT-Trench IGBT utilizes Fairchild’s proprietary trench technology and non-punch through (NPT) technology. This
optimized cell design and thin wafer fabrication process allows the FGA25N120ANTD to withstand a maximum 450mJ of
avalanche energy, thus ensuring fail-safe operation in abnormal avalanche-mode conditions.
“Unstable
power, AC line surges and system malfunctions cause avalanche-mode conditions in induction heating applications that
can lead to instantaneous device failure,” said Taehoon Kim, vice president of Fairchild’s Functional
Power Group. “To answer these reliability issues in IH appliances, our new 1200V NPT-Trench IGBT offers
best-in-class avalanche immunity. It also optimizes trade-off performance to lower operating temperature and improve
overall system efficiency.” Additional performance features and system benefits of the
FGA25N120ANTD include: • Low saturation voltage (VCE(sat), typ = 2.0V @
IC= 25A and TC = 25°C) to limit conduction losses; • Low switching
loss (Eoff, typ = 0.96mJ @ IC = 25A and TC = 25°C) to reduce system power
dissipation; and • Built-in FRD (Fast Recovery Diode) to simplify circuit design and reduce
component count. The FGA25N120ANTD is available in a TO-3P lead (Pb)-free package and meets or exceeds
the requirements of the joint IPC/JEDEC standard J-STD-020B and is compliant with European Union requirements now in
effect. |