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Avago Technologies Expands Family of High-Speed Dual Voltage Digital Optocouplers for Power, Industrial and Consumer Apps

SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—June 30, 2008— Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced the expansion of its family of high-speed dual-supply voltage digital CMOS optocouplers. Avagos ACPL-W70L and ACPL-K73L digital CMOS stretched optocouplers operate at dual supply voltages of 3.3- and 5-Volts at a minimum speed of 15MBd. Moreover, these new optocouplers provide up to 5kV isolation voltage protection and are designed to achieve lower propagation delay (55ns max.) and pulse width distortion (25 ns max.) with the additional glitch-free power-up feature. This feature outputs low voltage logic during power loss and provides output logic that corresponds to the input voltage when the power supply recovers. The ACPL-W70L/K73L series targets designers of power supply, industrial, consumer, and test and measurement applications.

Avagos single channel ACPL-W70L and two channel ACPL-K73L come in SSO-6 and SSO-8 packages respectively. Both optocouplers require from 40 to 50 percent less printed circuit board (PCB) space -- compared to DIP-8 packages -- and meet 8 mm creepage and clearance requirements. Both can operate in a wide operating temperature range from -40 to 105 degrees-C. Moreover, the ACPL-W70L/K73L series incorporates the latest CMOS IC technology to achieve superior performance with very low power consumption.

As power scales down, the demand for lower supply voltage increases. In the process of power supply migration, a growing number of equipment manufacturers are looking for devices that work at both 3.3V and 5V supply voltages. In addition to supporting both 3.3V and 5V supply voltages, Avagos ACPL-W70L and ACPL-K73L are powered by low forward current of 4mA and consume very low current (Idd2 less than 7mA/ch). Avagos ACPL-W70L/K73L optocoupler series offers non-inverting output as compared to the traditional inverting output which helps to reduce power consumption in the signal pattern with less than 50 percent duty cycle.

Avagos new optocouplers include high-speed LEDs and CMOS detector ICs. Each detector incorporates an integrated photodiode, high speed transimpedance amplifier, and a voltage comparator with an output driver. The ACPL-W70L/K73L optocouplers are ideal for Digital Fieldbus isolation, multiplexed data transmission, microprocessor system interface and DC/DC converter applications.

The ACPL-W70L/K73L series meets international safety standards such as IEC/EN/DIN EN 60747-5-2, UL1577 and CSA for Reinforced Insulation.

Key Features

Pricing and Availability

Pricing for Avagos ACPL-W70L and ACPL-K73L is $1.63 and $3.00 each respectively, in minimum quantities of 10,000. Samples are available now and production quantities will be available in July through Avagos direct sales channel and worldwide distribution partners.

Avago Optocoupler and Isolation Solutions

Avago Technologies is the No. 1 supplier of photo-IC optocouplers and ships hundreds of millions of products annually. The company provides the industrys broadest portfolio of optocouplers for use in a wide array of high voltage isolation applications ranging from power supply and motor control circuits to data communications and digital logic interface circuits. Avago is the technology leader in high speed, low voltage and high integration optocouplers, and offers the widest range of packages and worldwide safety approvals. Key products include multi-channel and bi-directional digital optocouplers, intelligent power module gate driver interface devices, 3.3 V and 5 V digital optocouplers, 100 Kbaud to 50 MBaud digital logic gate optocouplers, 100 MBd magnetic isolators, gate drive and current sense optocouplers, solid state relays (MOSFET), phototransistors and analog and high-performance hermetic optocouplers. More information is available at www.avagotech.com/optocouplers.

About Avago Technologies

Avago Technologies is a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications. By leveraging its core competencies in III-V compound and silicon semiconductor design and processing, the company provides an extensive range of analog, mixed signal and optoelectronics components and subsystems to more than 40,000 customers. Backed by strong customer service support, the company's products serve four diverse end markets: industrial and automotive, wired infrastructure, wireless communications, and computer peripherals. Avago has a global employee presence and heritage of technical innovation dating back 40 years to its Hewlett-Packard roots. Information about Avago is available on the Web at www.avagotech.com.

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