Infineon continues to improve IGBT performance with the release of the new S5 (S for soft) family. It is based on the ultra-thin wafer TRENCHSTOP 5 IGBT. This family has been developed specifically for AC-DC energy conversion in industrial applications switching up to 40 kHz, typically to be found in Photovoltaic Inverters (PV) or Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS). The S5 device addresses manufacturers’ requirements for system efficiency levels up to and beyond 98 percent for highest yields of energy from solar cell installations and reduced system costs.
It delivers increased levels of robustness and quality to aid end customers in achieving up to 20 years of operational lifetime. Overall, the IGBT provides customers with improved efficiency, price competitiveness, and robustness. The newly introduced device has an industry leading low typical saturation voltage V CE(sat) of 1.60 V at 175 °C. Thus, high efficiency can be maintained even during high temperature operation.