Fairchild Semiconductor’s Motion-SPM Products Simplify Under 200W Appliance Inverter Motor Drive Designs — Ideal for Refrigerators

Fairchild Semiconductor's Motion-SPM Products Simplify Under 200W Appliance Inverter Motor Drive Designs — Ideal for Refrigerators

Fairchild Semiconductor’s (NYSE: FCS) two new Motion-SPM™ devices for under 200W inverter motors are specifically tailored to reduce board space and simplify designs while enhancing system performance and reliability in refrigerator applications. Each FCBS0550 (500V/5A) and FCBS0650 (500V/6A) Motion-SPM™ integrates six MOSFETs, three HVICs and one LVIC into a single, compact thermally efficient module.

FCBS0550 and FCBS0650 enable simplified designs that reduce board size by 20%, improving system performance and reliability

Compared to discrete designs requiring multiple components, the new Motion-SPM™ reduces total board size by 20% in inverter motor designs for refrigerators. This integration leads to simpler and faster designs as well as highly reliable and efficient systems. Unlike competitive devices, Fairchild’s FCBS0650 and FCBS0550 are UL-certified, which satisfies basic creepage and clearance spacing requirements.

“Fairchild designed its integrated Motion-SPM™ for under 200W inverter motors to utilize a MOSFET as a switching device,” said Taehoon Kim, vice president of Fairchild’s Functional Power Group. “The result is a module with a structure compact enough to achieve cost-effectiveness in low-power applications while offering system efficiency and reliability. These new Motion-SPM® devices demonstrate how Fairchild intentionally designs products to meet the requirements of specific applications.”