Diodes has announced the first device from a proprietary semiconductor process at its wafer fabrication facility in Oldham.

The device is a high efficiency 600V, 8A rectifier targeted at LCD-LED TV power supplies.

Called Diodestar, the process combines bipolar and mosfet semiconductor technologies in a high voltage process.

The first product fabbed on the new process is the DSR8V600, a 600V 8A rated rectifier, tailored for use as the boost diode in the power factor correction (PFC) circuits of single and dual stage switched mode power supplies (SMPS) up to 1,000W.

optimised for PFC duties in continuous and boundary conduction mode, this family of rectifiers will offer best in class soft recovery with ultra fast switching capability (TRR<30ns), meeting the requirements of the 80 Plus Energy Star standard for SMPS.  

For more information, see http://www.diodes.com