Toshiba Launches New-Generation Transistor Arrays

- Expanding line-up of the highly efficient transistor arrays with the industry’s first DMOS FET source-output driver -

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation's (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the launch of a new generation of highly efficient transistor arrays, "TBD62783A series", with a DMOS FET^[1] type source-output^[2] driver. The new series succeeds the "TD62783 series" of bipolar transistor arrays, which have found wide use in applications including LED drives. All four products in the "TBD62783A series" are scheduled to start sample shipments on September 30, and mass production will start in December 2015. The new transistor arrays are the industry’s first ^[3] DMOS FET source-output drivers.

Toshiba will also launch the "TBD62083A series" with a DMOS FET type sink- output^[4] driver, successor to the "TD62083 series" of bipolar transistor arrays for applications including motors, relays and LED drives. All eight products in the "TBD62083A series" are scheduled to go into mass production on September 30.

Demands from customers developing systems such as power supply and ON/OFF controls that combine source output and sink output products are increasing. With the launch of the new devices, Toshiba provides a DMOS FET transistor array for both output types.

Toshiba adopted DMOS FET type output drivers to secure the high efficiency that customers need to cut power loss—DMOS FET do not require a base current, and can accept high current density per device area, keeping on-resistance low.

Toshiba has also applied the latest BiCD^[5] technology. The company has positioned this as the future mainstream for analog ICs fabricated on its standard 8-inch manufacturing line, the wafer size widely used in the industry for mass production.

Main features of new products

1. High efficiency drive
   "TBD62xxxA series" transistor arrays cut power loss by about 40%^[6] compared with the "TD62xxxA series".
2. High-voltage, large-current drive
   The absolute maximum rating of the output is 50V/0.5A.
3. Packages to suit various needs.
   Available packages are DIP, SOP/SOL for surface mounting and small SSOP (0.65mm pitch) for space saving.

Applications

Amusement equipment (pachinko and slot machines), home appliances (air-conditioners and refrigerators) and industrial equipment (vending machines, banking terminals such as ATMs, office automation equipment, and factory automation equipment)

Comparison with in-line products
	In-line product TD62083A/084A series TD62783A series	New-generation product TBD62083A/084A series TBD62783A series
Output block device	Bipolar transistor	DMOS FET
Wafer manufacturing technology	Bipolar process	BiCD process of 130 nm Future standard technology
Package	Same line up as in-line products, with plans for a new line-up of SOL, a standard package worldwide, and small SSOP package.
Pin assignment	Same
Function	Same
Electrical characteristics	Absolute maximum ratings of output current (0.5A) and voltage (50V) are the same. Input current of the new-generation products is lower, because base current is unnecessary. Output voltage of the new-generation products necessary for the drive of the output current is lower than TD62xxxA series, because of the suppression of the on-resistance.

Product line-up
Product name		Output type	Output channel	Output	Common	VIN(ON) standard	Package	Mass production	Correspondent in-line product
TBD62083A	FG	Sink output	8ch	50V 0.5A	Built-in	2.5V~25V	SOP18	September 2015	TD62083AFG
	PG						DIP18		TD62083APG ULN2803APG
	FNG						SSOP18		TD62083AFNG
	FWG						SOL18		ULN2803AFWG
TBD62084A	FG	Sink output	8ch	50V 0.5A	Built-in	7.0V~25V	SOP18	September 2015	TBD62084AFG
	PG						DIP18		TBD62084APG ULN2804APG
	FNG						SSOP18		TBD62084AFNG
	FWG						SOL18		ULN2804AFWG
TBD62783A	FG	Source output	8ch	50V 0.5A	Built-in	2.0V~25V	SOP18	December 2015	TD62783AFG
	PG						DIP18		TD62783APG
	FNG						SSOP18		TD62783AFNG
	FWG						SOL18		TD62783AFWG

Notes:
[1] DMOS FET: Double-Diffused MOSFET
[2] Source output: a type of current output (Push type).
[3] Toshiba survey, as of September 29, 2015.
[4] Sink output: a type of current output (Pull type).
[5] BiCD: Process technology that allows integration of Bipolar, CMOS, and DMOS devices.
[6] Power loss is decreased by about 40%: in the condition of Ta=25^oC and IOUT is 350mA.

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