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March 14, 2013
Innovation from STMicro Could Save Greenhouse Gas Generation Equal to Emissions of Thousands of Cars
STMicroelectronics has announced special fast-acting variants of its advanced superjunction power MOSFETs used in energy-efficient consumer products, computing and telecom systems, lighting controllers and solar energy equipment. The first device in the new family is the 600V, 18A STP24N60M2 with a typical on-resistance of 0.168 Ohms offered in the TO-220 package.
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The latest devices step up efficiency in the type of power supplies often used in equipment such as mid-sized televisions in the 200-500W power range. If fitted in each of the 200 million LCD TVs produced each year, the new MDmesh II Plus™ Low Qg (low gate charge) power transistors featuring reduced gate charge could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 140,000 tons per year, equivalent to taking around 30,000 passenger vehicles off the road.
Perfected only by a small number of manufacturers, superjunction technology allows power transistors to combine small size, high voltage capacity, and outstanding energy efficiency when turned on. ST is a world leader in this type of technology with its MDmesh power MOSFETs, and now delivers even better performance with its latest MDmesh II Plus™ Low Qg family. These devices feature a reduced internal charge for high efficiency when switching as well as when conducting, saving even more energy in resonant-type power supplies that are widely used in LCD TVs.
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The enhanced design of the new devices results in a low gate charge (Qg) as well as low input and output capacitance. Each of these factors contributes to faster and more efficient switching, which encourages designers to use superjunction transistors in the resonant type of power supplies typically seen in LCD TVs. Until now, superjunction transistors have been used most effectively in hard-switching topologies, where the device is made to switch even while the current and voltage remain high.
In a resonant power supply two inductors and a capacitor (LLC converter) ensure the transistor is switched at zero voltage to smooth the flow of energy in the system and help increase efficiency. The new MDmesh II PlusTM Low Qg family is also highly resistant to the effects of large and sudden changes in applied voltage (high dv/dt ruggedness), which can damage transistors and cause spurious switching. This allows the latest devices to perform reliably even when exposed to large voltage transients such as noise and harmonics on AC power lines.
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The first MDmesh II PlusTM Low Qg device to enter production is the STP24N60M2 in the TO-220 package. Unit pricing is $2.50 for volumes in the range of 1,000 pieces.
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