PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2011--
Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and
supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within
the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today
announced a 25V rated synchronous MOSFET controller for notebook and
laptop power supply designs of 90W and above. By enabling the
replacement of inefficient Schottky diodes in flyback converters, the
ZXGD3104N8 increases power supply efficiency by up to 3.5% through a
reduction in rectifier losses of up to 70%. As a result, the device
helps power supplies more easily attain the 87% Energy Star V2.0 rating.
With its wide operating voltage range of 5V to 25V, this SO8 packaged
MOSFET controller is able to be directly powered from the adaptor’s 19V
supply rail, while ensuring sufficient headroom in the event of
transient over-voltage conditions. Combined with the device’s direct
180V MOSFET drain-sense capability which eliminates the need for an
external clamp circuit, designers can significantly reduce component
count and save space.
The ZXGD3104N8’s proportional gate-drive operation guards against
premature MOSFET turn-off as the drain current decays, thereby
maximizing circuit efficiency and ensuring body diode conduction losses
are minimized. This, combined with the short turn-off propagation delay
of typically 15ns, helps to maximize power supply circuit efficiency.
For further information, please visit the Company’s website at www.diodes.com.
About Diodes Incorporated
Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a Standard and Poor's SmallCap 600
and Russell 3000 Index company, is a leading global manufacturer and
supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within
the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets. Diodes
serves the consumer electronics, computing, communications, industrial,
and automotive markets. Diodes' products include diodes, rectifiers,
transistors, MOSFETs, protection devices, functional specific arrays,
single gate logic, amplifiers and comparators, Hall-effect and
temperature sensors; power management devices, including LED drivers,
DC-DC switching and linear voltage regulators, and voltage references
along with special function devices, such as USB power switches, load
switches, voltage supervisors, and motor controllers. The Company's
corporate headquarters, logistics center, and Americas' sales office are
located in Plano, Texas. Design, marketing, and engineering centers are
located in Plano; San Jose, California; Taipei, Taiwan; Manchester,
England; and Neuhaus, Germany. The Company's wafer fabrication
facilities are located in Kansas City, Missouri and Manchester, with two
manufacturing facilities located in Shanghai, China, another in Neuhaus,
and two joint venture facilities located in Chengdu, China. Additional
engineering, sales, warehouse, and logistics offices are located in Fort
Worth, Texas; Taipei; Hong Kong; Manchester; and Munich, Germany, with
support offices located throughout the world. For further information,
including SEC filings, visit the Company's website at http://www.diodes.com.
Source: Diodes Incorporated
Company Contact:
Diodes Incorporated
Francis Tang
VP,
Worldwide Discrete Products
P: 972-987-3900
E: pressinquiries@diodes.com
or
Investor
Relations Contact:
Shelton Group
Leanne K. Sievers
EVP,
Investor Relations
P: 949-224-3874
E: lsievers@sheltongroup.com
