PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 9, 2012--
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 the DRDC3105 integrated relay driver. By integrating a
complete solid-state relay driver into a single, surface-mount package,
the DRDC3105 minimizes the PCB footprint, reduces the component count
and improves the reliability of inductive load control circuits.
Providing a rugged interface between standard logic and 3V to 6V DC
inductive loads, the relay driver is designed to handle relays,
solenoids, incandescent lamps and small motors in a wide range of
applications. From a 5V supply rail, DRDC3105 has the capability to
drive coils rated at up to 2.5W.
The relay driver is offered in single and dual driver configurations,
housed respectively in SOT23 and SOT26 packages, and can replace between
3 and 6 discrete components. With a Zener diode included across the
device’s bipolar transistor output, the need for an external
free-wheeling diode is removed, and by clamping at 6.6V the Zener also
sinks inductive currents to ground, thereby reducing noise due to EMI.
Integrating robust pre-biased transistor technology delivering high
transient isolation between input and output, DRDC3105 will protect
sensitive input circuitry and guarantee to put its output into a safe
off-state condition when the input is lost or disconnected. The
bipolar’s low saturation characteristic means the device will drive
current up to 0.5A through the coil when on and achieve near-zero
current consumption in the off-state. For further information, 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
Diodes Incorporated
Francis Tang, 972-987-3900
VP,
Worldwide Discrete Products
pressinquiries@diodes.com
or
Investor
Relations Contact:
Shelton Group
Leanne K. Sievers,
949-224-3874
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lsievers@sheltongroup.com