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Superjunction power MOSFETs increase power supply efficiency

New Toshiba MOSFETs target server power supplies in data centers, PV power conditioners, uninterruptible power systems, and other industrial applications

By Gina Roos, editor-in-chief

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation has expanded its MOSFET family with a new series of 650-V power MOSFETs, aimed at server power supplies in data centers, solar (PV) power conditioners, uninterruptible power systems (UPS), and other industrial applications.

The 650-V TK040N65Z, the first device in the DTMOS VI series, supports continuous drain currents (ID) up to 57 A and 228 A when pulsed (IDP). A key feature is an ultra-low drain-source on-resistance RDS(ON) of 0.04 Ω (0.033 Ω typ.) which reduces losses in power applications. “The enhancement mode device is ideal for use in modern high-speed power supplies due to the reduced capacitance in the design,” said Toshiba.

Toshiba power MOSFETs

Power supply efficiency is improved thanks to reductions in the key performance index/figure of merit (FoM) — RDS(ON) x Qgd — showing a 40% improvement in this metric over the previous DTMOS IV-H device. Toshiba said that this represents a significant gain in power supply efficiency in the region of 0.36%[1]  — as measured in a 2.5-kW PFC circuit.

Available in an industry-standard TO-247 package, the TK040N65Z is in mass production. The device can be purchased online through Toshiba’s distribution network.

[1] As of June 2018, values measured by Toshiba (2.5-kW PFC circuit @ output power = 2.5 kW).

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