Vishay's 200-V, 20-A Dual Schottky Rectifiers Win analogZONE Product of the Year Award For `Best High-Voltage Use of Silicon'

Vishay's 200-V, 20-A Dual Schottky Rectifiers Win analogZONE Product of the Year Award For `Best High-Voltage Use of Silicon' MALVERN, Pa., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A family of 200-V, 20-A dual Schottky rectifiers from Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE:VSH) has been honored with a Product of the Year Award by analogZONE.com for "Best High-Voltage Use of Silicon." Outperforming 200-V forward voltage Schottky rectifiers built on silicon carbide (SiC) technology at a fraction of the cost, the winning silicon-based devices from Vishay are designed for secondary rectification of ac-to-dc and dc-to-dc converters with outputs up to 48 V, as well as freewheeling and polarity protection applications. "These devices completely knock SiC off the shelf with pricing such manufacturers could not possibly, profitably, achieve," said Paul McGoldrick, analogZONE editor-in-chief. "It hardly goes without saying that these rectifiers will sell by the millions. They will end up in 48-V power supplies, consumer display products, and many other switching supply applications where higher switching frequencies are preferred." Offered in the TO-220AB (MBR20H200CT), isolated TO-220AB (MBRF20H200CT), and TO-262AA (MBRB20H200CT-1), the Vishay devices offer a 200-V reverse voltage - the highest available voltage for a silicon Schottky rectifier - a 20-A forward current rating, and a high maximum operating junction temperature of 175 degrees C. A negligible reverse recovery time, which, combined with the rectifiers' low forward voltage, improves power efficiency and reduces heat in desktop and notebook PCs power supplies, servers, telecommunication exchangers, HDTVs, and other SMPS devices with high power outputs. "The candid assessments of new products that appear in analogZONE have made this publication a key source of information for design engineers," said Dr. Felix Zandman, Chairman of the Board and Chief Technical Officer of Vishay. "We are very pleased to receive this recognition from an authority whose integrity is so well known in our industry." Winners of the analogZONE Product of the Year Awards were chosen by the on-line magazine's editors from among hundreds of products reviewed annually by analogZONE. Samples and production quantities of the MBR20H200CT (TO-220AB), MBRF20H200CT (ITO-220AB), and MBRB20H200CT-1 (TO-262AA) Schottky rectifiers are available now, with lead times of six weeks for larger orders. Vishay, a Fortune 1,000 Company listed on the NYSE, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, rectifiers, transistors, optoelectronics, and selected ICs) and passive electronic components (resistors, capacitors, inductors, and transducers). The Company's components can be found in products manufactured in a very broad range of industries worldwide. Vishay is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, and has operations in 17 countries employing over 26,000 people. Vishay can be found on the Internet at http://www.vishay.com/. CONTACT: Andrew Post, Global Communications Manager, Vishay Intertechnology, +1-610-251-5287, Fax: +1-610-889-0935, andrew.post@vishay.com; or Worldwide Reader Contact: Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., info@vishay.com, Samples: +1-610-336-0860. Source: Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. CONTACT: Andrew Post, Global Communications Manager, Vishay Intertechnology, +1-610-251-5287, Fax: +1-610-889-0935, andrew.post@vishay.com; or Worldwide Reader Contact: Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., info@vishay.com, Samples: +1-610-336-0860 Web site: http://www.vishay.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment