TOKYO — (BUSINESS WIRE) — May 20, 2014 — Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced a new addition to its line-up of gate-drive photocouplers for use in driving medium-power IGBTs and power MOSFETs. The new 4A output smart gate driver photocoupler “TLP5214” is housed in a thin SO16L package and has protection features that prevent IGBTs from over-current conditions. Mass production shipments of the new product will start from the end of May.

“TLP5214” integrates multiple protection features, IGBT desaturation detection, active miller clamp and FAULT detection among them. Integrating these protection features, previously in external circuits, contribute to a lower overall system cost for detecting and handling malfunctions.

With the thin SO16L package, in spite of its low height of 2.3mm (max), “TLP5214” guarantees a creepage distance of 8mm, suiting it for applications requiring higher isolation specs.

Combined with Toshiba’s original high-reliability infrared LED, TLP5214 is suitable for use in a wide range of applications, including those that require high thermo-stability, such as factory automation, home photovoltaic power systems and UPS. A maximum propagation delay time of 150ns and propagation delay skew of ±80ns are guaranteed within the defined operation temperature range (up to 110 degrees Centigrade), making it possible to reduce dead time in the inverter circuit, which can secure higher operating efficiency.

Key Specifications of the New Product
Part Number				TLP5214
Electrical Characteristics		Peak Output Current		±4.0A (max)
		Total Output Supply Voltage		15V ~ 30V
		Supply Current		3.5mA (max)
		Threshold Input Current 3350(L/H)		6mA (max)
Switching Characteristics		Propagation Delay Time		150ns (max)
		Propagation Delay Skew		-80ns ~ 80ns
Protecting Functions		IGBT Desaturation Detection		DESAT Threshold Voltage : 6.5V (typ.)
		Soft Turn-off		DESAT Sense to 10% Delay : 3.5μs (typ.)
		Miller clamping (Off-state)		Clamp Pin Threshold Voltage: 3.0V (typ.)
		Undervoltage Lockout (UVLO)		VUVLO+　: 11.6V (typ.) VUVLO-　　: 10.3V (typ.)
Isolation		Isolation Voltage		5000 Vrms (min.）
		Clearance		8.0 mm (min.)
		Creepage Distance		8.0 mm (min.)
		Insulation Thickness		0.4 mm (min.)

Follow this link for more on Toshiba photocouplers.
http://www.semicon.toshiba.co.jp/eng/product/opto/coupler/index.html

Customer Inquiries:
Optoelectronic Device Sales & Marketing Department
Tel: +81-3-3457-3431

Information in this document, including product prices and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current on the date of the announcement but is subject to change without prior notice.

About Toshiba

Toshiba is a world-leading diversified manufacturer, solutions provider and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products and systems. Toshiba Group brings innovation and imagination to a wide range of businesses: digital products, including LCD TVs, notebook PCs, retail solutions and MFPs; electronic devices, including semiconductors, storage products and materials; industrial and social infrastructure systems, including power generation systems, smart community solutions, medical systems and escalators & elevators; and home appliances.

Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 590 consolidated companies, with 206,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 5.8 trillion yen (US$61 billion). Visit Toshiba's web site at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm

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