600-V FRED Rectifiers Cut Losses In PFC Stages

From Vishay Intertechnology, four 600-V FRED Pt Hyperfast rectifiers reduce switching losses in high-efficiency power factor correction (PFC) and switch-mode power supply applications with their extremely fast and soft reverse-recovery times, together with low forward voltage drop.

Device type: 600-V FRED Pt Hyperfast rectifiers (see part numbers in table below)
Forward Current, (I_F(AV)): 8 A or 15 A
Forward voltage (V_F at 125ºC): 1.7 V at 8 A or 1.9 V at 15 A
Reverse Recovery Time: 19 ns or 20 ns
Operating temperature range (T_J): -55ºC to +175ºC
Packaging: 2- and 3-pin TO-220 FULLPAK packages
RoHS compliant? yes
Target Applications: high-efficiency CCM PFC and high-power-efficiency SMPS applications, and in adaptors for desktop PCs, servers, wide-screen PDPs and LCDs, hybrid systems, UPS, and solar power systems
Pricing: begins at $0.86 per piece
Availability: available now
Datasheets posted on web? Yes, see http://www.vishay.com/docs/94554/8sth06.pdf, http://www.vishay.com/docs/94556/15sth06.pdf, http://www.vishay.com/docs/94553/8s2th06.pdf, http://www.vishay.com/docs/94555/15s2th06.pdf