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ROHM's New PrestoMOS™ Series of 600V Super Junction MOSFETs Enables Improved Energy Savings for Inverters in AC Systems
April 4th, 2019
Expanded lineup of 30 models features the industry’s fastest reverse recovery time and improved design flexibility
ROHM recently announced a new lineup of its PrestoMOS™ series, R60xxJNx series, of 600V super junction MOSFETs that includes 30 new models. This series increases design flexibility while maintaining the industry’s fastest reverse recovery time (trr) optimized for EV charging stations and motor drive in home appliances such as refrigerators and Air Conditioners (ACs).
Reports show that close to 50% of the total power demand worldwide is used to drive motors, and with the continued spread of electrical appliances in emerging and developing countries, this percentage is expected to only increase. IGBTs are commonly used as switching elements in inverters that drive motors in home appliances such as refrigerators and ACs. Recent trends towards improving energy savings has driven the demand in a variety of applications for MOSFETs with reduced power consumption during steady state operation.
To meet this need, ROHM launched the PrestoMOS™ series of power MOSFETs in 2012. This series features the industry's fastest reverse recovery characteristics, achieving lower power consumption. As with our conventional products, this new series leverages our proprietary lifetime control technology to achieve ultra-fast trr. This enables a reduction in power loss of about 58% at light loads when compared with IGBT implementations. Additionally, raising the reference voltage needed to turn ON the MOSFET prevents self turn-ON, which is one of the main causes of loss. Furthermore, optimizing the characteristics of the built-in diode allowed us to improve the soft recovery index specific to super junction MOSFETs, which reduces noise that can lead to malfunctions. Eliminating these barriers to circuit optimization provides customers with greater design flexibility.
What is PrestoMOS™? Presto’ is an Italian musical term meaning ‘very fast’. MOSFETs provide advantages such as high switching speed and low conduction loss in the relatively low current condition. For example, in the case of air conditioners they are more effective than an IGBT in reducing power consumption during steady state operation.
*PrestoMOS is a trademark of ROHM
Keys to Improving Design Flexibility
Switching speed increase, self turn-ON, and noise generation are conflicting phenomena, making it necessary for customers to optimize circuitry by adjusting the gate resistance and other factors during circuit design. Unlike general-purpose MOSFETs, ROHM’s R60xxJNx series takes measures against noise and self turn-ON, providing customers a great degree of design freedom.
1. Implementing self turn-ON countermeasures minimize loss Optimizing the parasitic capacitance inherent within the MOSFET structure allowed us to reduce unintended gate voltage during switching by 20%. In addition, the specialized design makes it difficult for self turn-ON to occur by increasing the threshold voltage (Vth) necessary for turning ON the MOSFET by 1.5x. This expands the loss adjustment range due to gate resistance and other factors implemented by the customer.
2. Improving recovery characteristics reduces noise Generally, the recovery characteristics of the super junction MOSFET’s internal diode shows hard recovery. However, by optimizing the internal structure, ROHM’s R60xxJNx series is able to improve the soft recovery index by 30% over conventional products and succeed in reducing noise while maintaining the industry’s fastest reverse recovery time (trr). This makes it easy for customers to adjust noise (i.e. due to gate resistance).
Lineup
Packages
TO-252 DPAK [SC-63]
TO-263 LPT(S) D2PAK [SC-83]
TO-220FM
TO-3PF
TO-247
Ron typ (mΩ)
1100
R6004JND3NEW
R6004JNJNEW
R6004JNXNEW
720
R6006JND3NEW
R6006JNJNEW
R6006JNX*
600
R6007JND3NEW
R6007JNJNEW
R6007JNXNEW
450
R6009JND3NEW
R6009JNJNEW
R6009JNXNEW
350
R6012JNJNEW
R6012JNX*
220
R6018JNJNEW
R6018JNXNEW
180
R6020JNJNEW
R6020JNXNEW
R6020JNZNEW
R6020JNZ4NEW
140
R6025JNXNEW
R6025JNZNEW
R6025JNZ4NEW
110
R6030JNX*
R6030JNZNEW
R6030JNZ4NEW
90
R6042JNZ4NEW
64
R6050JNZ*
R6050JNZ4*
45
R6070JNZ4*
*Under Development
Applications
ACs, refrigerators, and industrial equipment (i.e. charging stations)
ROHM's New PrestoMOS™ Series of 600V Super Junction MOSFETs Enables Improved Energy Savings for Inverters in AC Systems
April 4th, 2019
Expanded lineup of 30 models features the industry’s fastest reverse recovery time and improved design flexibility
ROHM recently announced a new lineup of its PrestoMOS™ series, R60xxJNx series, of 600V super junction MOSFETs that includes 30 new models. This series increases design flexibility while maintaining the industry’s fastest reverse recovery time (trr) optimized for EV charging stations and motor drive in home appliances such as refrigerators and Air Conditioners (ACs).
Reports show that close to 50% of the total power demand worldwide is used to drive motors, and with the continued spread of electrical appliances in emerging and developing countries, this percentage is expected to only increase. IGBTs are commonly used as switching elements in inverters that drive motors in home appliances such as refrigerators and ACs. Recent trends towards improving energy savings has driven the demand in a variety of applications for MOSFETs with reduced power consumption during steady state operation.
To meet this need, ROHM launched the PrestoMOS™ series of power MOSFETs in 2012. This series features the industry's fastest reverse recovery characteristics, achieving lower power consumption. As with our conventional products, this new series leverages our proprietary lifetime control technology to achieve ultra-fast trr. This enables a reduction in power loss of about 58% at light loads when compared with IGBT implementations. Additionally, raising the reference voltage needed to turn ON the MOSFET prevents self turn-ON, which is one of the main causes of loss. Furthermore, optimizing the characteristics of the built-in diode allowed us to improve the soft recovery index specific to super junction MOSFETs, which reduces noise that can lead to malfunctions. Eliminating these barriers to circuit optimization provides customers with greater design flexibility.
What is PrestoMOS™?
Presto’ is an Italian musical term meaning ‘very fast’. MOSFETs provide advantages such as high switching speed and low conduction loss in the relatively low current condition. For example, in the case of air conditioners they are more effective than an IGBT in reducing power consumption during steady state operation.
*PrestoMOS is a trademark of ROHM
Keys to Improving Design Flexibility
Switching speed increase, self turn-ON, and noise generation are conflicting phenomena, making it necessary for customers to optimize circuitry by adjusting the gate resistance and other factors during circuit design. Unlike general-purpose MOSFETs, ROHM’s R60xxJNx series takes measures against noise and self turn-ON, providing customers a great degree of design freedom.
1. Implementing self turn-ON countermeasures minimize loss
Optimizing the parasitic capacitance inherent within the MOSFET structure allowed us to reduce unintended gate voltage during switching by 20%. In addition, the specialized design makes it difficult for self turn-ON to occur by increasing the threshold voltage (Vth) necessary for turning ON the MOSFET by 1.5x. This expands the loss adjustment range due to gate resistance and other factors implemented by the customer.
2. Improving recovery characteristics reduces noise
Generally, the recovery characteristics of the super junction MOSFET’s internal diode shows hard recovery. However, by optimizing the internal structure, ROHM’s R60xxJNx series is able to improve the soft recovery index by 30% over conventional products and succeed in reducing noise while maintaining the industry’s fastest reverse recovery time (trr). This makes it easy for customers to adjust noise (i.e. due to gate resistance).
Lineup
DPAK
[SC-63]
LPT(S) D2PAK
[SC-83]
Ron typ (mΩ)
*Under Development
Applications
ACs, refrigerators, and industrial equipment (i.e. charging stations)
Pricing: $1.54
Availability: Now
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