International Rectifier, IR® (NYSE: IRF), a world leader in power
management technology, today announced that EDN has named IR’s IRS2538DS
control IC as one of the “100 Hot Products of 2013.” The 2013 EDN Hot
100 highlights the electronics industry’s most significant products of
the year based on innovation, significance, usefulness, and popularity.
The IRS2538DS is a reliable, highly efficient and cost effective control
IC for magnetic ballasts used in fluorescent lamps. The device emulates
the behavior of a magnetic ballast control system, leveraging IR’s
patented ballast and high-voltage technologies to offer an easy to use,
high-performance, cost effective one-chip magnetic replacement ballast
solution.
“We are pleased that the IRS2538DS has been named an EDN Top 100
product. The device delivers all of the benefits of an electronic
ballast solution such as high efficiency, small size, light weight, and
no lamp flicker while additionally offering excellent reliability and
cost efficiencies for an affordable, greener alternative to existing
approaches,” said Adam White, IR’s Senior Vice President, Global Sales.
Available in a compact SO8 package, the IRS2538DS utilizes a novel
control method to achieve high power factor with ultra-low THD to
eliminate the need for a Power Factor Correction (PFC) stage and
electrolytic capacitor at the input. The new IC integrates a 600V
half-bridge control circuit, bootstrap MOSFET and comprehensive set of
protection features to further reduce component count and PCB area, and
increase reliability.
For more information about IR's IRS2538DS as reviewed by EDN please
visit the EDN
website.
About International Rectifier
International Rectifier (NYSE:IRF) is a world leader in power management
technology. IR’s analog and mixed signal ICs, advanced circuit devices,
integrated power systems and components help enable high performance
computing and reduce energy waste from motors, the world’s single
largest consumer of electricity. Leading manufacturers of computers,
energy efficient appliances, lighting, automobiles, satellites, aircraft
and defense systems rely on IR’s power management benchmarks to power
their next generation products.
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