NEC Electronics Europe today announced five new high-performance optocouplers for industrial and motor control applications.

The PS9301 insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) gate drive coupler with output of 0.6 amperes and the high-speed PS8302, PS9303, PS9313 and PS9317 couplers are packaged in a 6-pin shrink dual inline package (SDIP) that reduces the on-board footprint to half of a conventional 8-pin DIP.

The high-speed PS8302 and PS9313 couplers mark an industry first by offering a communication speed of 1 megabit per second (Mbps) and guaranteed operation at temperatures up to 110 degrees Celsius (°C). The PS9317 is even faster, offering a bit rate of 10 Mbps.

All five optocouplers comply with common international safety standards, making them ideally suited for applications ranging from factory automation equipment to environmentally friendly home appliances.

The principal features of the new optocouplers are as follows:

• Compact package—footprint one-half the size of previous 8-pin DIP
• Compliance with international safety standards
• Industry first—guaranteed maximum operating temperature of 110°C (PS8302 and PS9313 only)
• Expanded lineup

Availability

Samples of the new optocouplers are available now. Volume production will start in May 2008, and is expected to reach 5 million units per month (all five optocouplers combined) by December 2008.

More information

Additional information about NEC Electronics Europe’s optocouplers can be found at http://www.eu.necel.com/opto.