Fairchild's Newest Horizontal Deflection Transistors Address Widest Range of Color TVs and PC Monitor Applications

Business Wire, June 5, 2001

Business Editors & High-Tech Writers

PUCHON, Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 5, 2001

Fairchild Semiconductor International (NYSE:FCS) announces the next generation of horizontal deflection transistor (HDTR) products.

The advanced, bipolar junction transistors boast high voltage, 1500V and 1700V capability, and high switching speeds required for high-resolution monitors and wide-screen TVs. For horizontal deflection applications bipolar transistors are preferable to IGBTs because of their low cost and faster turn-off switching speed capabilities without tailing.

The power loss and base drive of the power transistor are crucial factors in the design of the power circuit. Fairchild's HDTR family meets the needs of color monitors (up to horizontal frequency of 130KHZ) and color TVs (up to 34-inch wide) with high speed, low switching loss, low saturation voltage (less than 3V), and high voltage capability in a range of current ratings.

Other features of these next-generation HDTRs include a thinner epitaxial layer and an optimized cell design using a hollow multiple emitter structure. This allows a high current capability, wider safe operating area and lower power loss. Decreased base spread resistance in these transistors also allows a wide driving range for simplified design of the horizontal deflection circuit. In addition, lifetime control through electron-irradiation provides uniform switching speed, typically 0.1 (mu)s, and stable parameter distribution.

The HDTRs are available in the fully isolated TO-3PF and TO-264 packages. Products have Collector-Base Breakdown Voltage ratings of 1500 volts in a range of currents from 10A to 25A, and 1700 volts at 20A to support various size TVs, including HDTVs, large screen and projection TVs and monitors.

         Price:            See table below
         Availability:     Samples and production quantities are
                           available now.
         Delivery time:    8 weeks

For more information, contact Fairchild Semiconductor Customer Response Group at 888/522-5372; fax 972/910-8036 or visit Fairchild's Web site www.fairchildsemi.com.

Editor's Note: Contact pr@welcomm.com for a product image. PDFs of the datasheets for these products are available at: www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FJ/FJAF6810.html; www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FJ/FJAF6812.html; www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FJ/FJAF6815.html; www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FJ/FJL6820.html; www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FJ/FJL6825.html; www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FJ/FJL6920.html;>

Price:

Package           P/N             Pricing

TO-3PF            FJAF6810        US$0.65 each (1,000 pcs)
TO-3PF            FJAF6812        US$0.72 each (1,000 pcs)
TO-3PF            FJAF6815        US$0.80 each (1,000 pcs)
TO-264            FJL6820         US$1.20 each (1,000 pcs)
TO-264            FJL6825         US$1.40 each (1,000 pcs)
TO-264            FJL6920         US$1.60 each (1,000 pcs)

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