Product category: Circuit Protection Devices
News Release from: Avago Technologies | Subject: ACPL-312T
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 28 May 2008
Optocoupler qualifies for automotive
duties
Device features enhanced construction with superior thermal conductivity, making it suitable for isolation needs in automotive, industrial inverter and power management applications.
The latest gate drive optocoupler from Avago Technologies is designed for automotive hybrid electric vehicle applications Meeting stringent automotive AEC-Q100 guidelines, Avago's new ACPL-312T provides 2.5A maximum peak output current to drive high-power IGBTs and MOSFETs and operates up to a maximum temperature of 125C
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Avago manufactures automotive optocouplers that support TS16949 requirements and are qualified for Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) guidelines under extreme environmental test conditions.
In addition to automotive requirements, ACPL-312T optocouplers meet worldwide safety standards (UL1577, EN/IEC60747-5-2 and CSA).
Avago's ACPL-312T optocoupler leverages an automotive-grade LED that was developed and produced in-house.
The gate drive optocoupler has an enhanced construction with superior thermal conductivity, making it suitable for isolation needs in automotive, industrial inverter and power management applications over operating temperature from -40 to +125C.
It offers high common-mode rejection (25kV/us minimum at 1500V), which makes it excellent for noise elimination and provides undervoltage lockout for additional product protection. Request a free brochure from Avago Technologies ...
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