Fairchild Semiconductor's Motion-Smart Power Modules -SPM- Offer Increased Space, Efficiency and Reliability Benefits for Low-Po
June 08 2005 - 12:36PM
Business Wire
Fairchild's SPM portfolio is the industry's most comprehensive
line-up of power modules--50 W to 3 kW--for inverter motors
Fairchild Semiconductor's (NYSE:FCS) Motion-Smart Power Modules
(SPM(TM)) offer a highly integrated solution for low-power (below
100 W), brushless dc (BLDC) motor applications. The Motion-SPM
devices integrate multiple functions in a single compact package,
offering a simplified motor drive solution to speed engineering
design, reduce PC board space and enable energy-efficient and
reliable designs in home appliances. Motion-SPM multi-chip modules
combine six fast recovery MOSFETs (FRFET(TM)) and three half-bridge
high-voltage ICs (HVIC) in one thermally efficient, ultra-compact
(29 mm x 12 mm) Tiny-DIP package designed for BLDC motors with
built-in control. "The low-power appliance market is selecting
high-voltage brushless dc (BLDC) motors over single-phase AC
induction motors, due to their increased efficiency (from 50 to
90%), decreased acoustic noise and vibration, and higher power
density per volume and weight. Fairchild's Motion-SPMs make it
possible to build the motor control into the BLDC assembly," said
Taehoon Kim, vice president of Fairchild's High-Power product line.
"By integrating power analog and power discrete IC functionality
into a single package, the SPM represents how Fairchild
understands--and meets--the thermal efficiency, reliability and
board space demands of the home appliance market. In addition to
offering advantages over non-integrated solutions, the new
Motion-SPM series makes Fairchild's SPM portfolio the industry's
most comprehensive line-up of power modules covering inverter
motors used in a full range of 50 W to 3 kW appliances." Each
Motion-SPM uses advanced FRFET and HVIC devices to ensure the
performance and long-term reliability of the end product, while
simplifying motor inverter designs. The Motion-SPMs' FRFETs
optimize system efficiency by lowering switching and conduction
losses during low-current conditions. For ruggedness, they provide
a wider reverse bias safe operating area (RBSOA) than IGBTs of
similar ratings. By using the MOSFETs' body diodes as freewheeling
diodes, Motion-SPMs eliminate the need for additional components,
improving the efficiency and noise immunity. The gate-driver ICs
increase reliability through high-isolation, 5 V CMOS/TTL interface
and under-voltage lockout (UVLO) protection features. Additional
features of the Motion-SPM series streamline the design process.
The HVICs' high-speed level-shifting function permits operation
from a single power supply voltage, a technique that makes
space-consuming opto-isolation unnecessary. By providing optimal
control of switching speeds, Motion-SPMs lower electromagnetic
interference (EMI), enabling designers to decrease the design costs
related to reducing noise. In addition, these modules save space
while increasing reliability by offering three divided negative
DC-link terminals for inverter current sensing. The 500 V FSB50250
and FSB50450 (2 A- and 3 A-rated, respectively) are each housed in
a 23-lead DIP. These products are lead-free (Pb-free). With this
introduction of low-power SPM products, Fairchild now offers the
most comprehensive portfolio of power modules covering the full
range of 50 W to 3 kW appliances. The Motion-SPM series represent
the way Fairchild uses its design and manufacturing expertise, as
well as a deep understanding of the markets it serves, to offer
both integrated and non-integrated solutions that meet specific
application requirements. -0- *T Part BVDSS Current Rating Rth(i-c)
Isolation Price Number ---------------------------- (max) Voltage
USD Peak DC RDS(on) VSD (each, (typ) (typ) 100 pcs.)
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FSB50250 500 V 2.0 A 1.0 A 3.3 0.9 V 9.3 1500 V US$ ohms at degrees
1 min. 7.20 0.5 A C/W
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FSB50450 500 V 3.0 A 1.5 A 2.0 0.9 V 8.9 1500 V US$ ohms at degrees
1 min. 8.26 1 A C/W
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Availability: Now Delivery: 12 weeks from ARO *T For more
information about these products, please go to --
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FS/FSB50250.html and --
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/pf/FS/FSB50450.html. For information
on other Fairchild products, design tools, and sales contacts,
please visit http://www.fairchildsemi.com. Editor's Note:
Datasheets for these products in PDF format are available at: --
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FS/FSB50250.pdf and --
http://www.fairchildsemi.com/ds/FS/FSB50450.pdf. About Fairchild
Semiconductor: Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE:FCS) is the leading
global supplier of high performance power products critical to
today's leading electronic applications in the computing,
communications, consumer, industrial and automotive segments. As
The Power Franchise(R), Fairchild offers the industry's broadest
portfolio of components that optimize system power through
minimization, conversion, management and distribution functions.
Fairchild's 9,000 employees design, manufacture and market power,
analog & mixed signal, interface, logic, and optoelectronics
products from its headquarters in South Portland, Maine, USA and
numerous locations around the world. Please contact us on the web
at www.fairchildsemi.com.
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