KAWASAKI, Japan, March 9 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched a 650V discrete insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) “GT30J65MRB” for the power factor correction (PFC) circuits[1] of air conditioners and large power supplies for industrial equipment. Volume shipments start today.
Power semiconductors have won recognition as important devices in energy conservation efforts, including moves toward carbon neutrality. In industrial equipment and home appliances, which consume considerable electricity, demand for highly efficient switching devices is growing due to the increasing use of inverters in air conditioners and the need to lower power consumption in large-scale power supplies for industrial equipment. This has spurred increasing demand for low-loss switching devices and higher switching frequencies in PFC circuits.