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DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTORS

Resources for Discrete Semiconductor Applications

Discrete Semiconductors can and will often be the heart of electronic applications. Markets where you’ll find these products include industrial, transportation, aerospace, telecom, networking, medical, IoT, harsh environment, and military applications. Applications include lighting, power management, EV charging, signage, instrumentation, HVAC, UV sterilization, robotics, oil and gas, MRI/X-ray and factory automation. They cover a wide variety of product sets from the most basic diodes to optocouplers, rectifiers, transistors, logic devices, thyristors, MOSFETs, Silicon Carbide devices, IGBTs and Gallium Nitrides devices. TTI offers a broad selection of Discrete Semiconductor solutions from the industry’s premier suppliers.

Additionally, some modular or integrated devices available include, Power Management ICs, Diode and IGBT modules, MOSFET and thyristor modules, voltage regulators, Silicon Carbide modules and analog switches.

Every application powered by electricity will likely use Discrete Semiconductors. Many times, the Discrete Semiconductor is the heart of the application. This includes industrial, transportation, aerospace, telecom, networking, medical, IoT, harsh environment, and military applications. Subsets of these applications include lighting, power management, EV charging, signage, instrumentation, HVAC, UV sterilization, robotics, oil and gas, MRI/X-ray and factory automation.

IoT Applications in all Industries

Internet of Things (IoT) implementation is driving the need for more discrete semiconductors and increasing the expectations of end users. Smaller form factors are emerging as device manufacturers are shrinking the device footprint. All discrete semiconductor are used throughout IoT applications.

Transportation

Transportation and automotive systems include a wide range of functions and products. These include the powertrain, chassis control, body electronics, passive safety systems, interior and exterior lighting, 48 VDC boardnet, start/stop, micro hybrid vehicles, Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) and Electric Vehicles (EV). All of these depend on discrete semiconductors including logic, diodes and rectifiers, MOSFETs, GaN MOSFETs, SiC MOSFETs, optoelectronic products, transistors, battery management ICs and IGBTs.

Industry 4.0

Industrial revolutions have signaled growth in manufacturing technologies over time, from mechanization to mass production to computers and automation. The emerging fourth industrial revolution is characterized by a combination of cyber and physical systems, fueled by breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, robotics, and similar technologies. Discrete semiconductors have been a key component to this new wave of manufacturing.

Medical

A variety of discrete semiconductor components are used by medical equipment manufacturers. Medical equipment relies on these discrete components to control and protect critical functions. High power switching devices like IGBTs, MOSFETs and Silicon Carbide are used in high powered applications like MRI and X-Ray equipment. Sensors are used in this equipment for metering and to detect fluids, fill levels, and bubbles in IV tubes.

Harsh High Temp/Military/Aerospace Application

New processes allow discrete semiconductors to be rated at much higher temperatures than in the past. Discrete semiconductors used in harsh environments must be able to withstand extreme temperature and humidity, dust, electromagnetic interference, marine environments, radiation and more. Our commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS), MIL-spec, and Space grade products including discrete semiconductors, microelectronics, sensors and optoelectronics are designed for high-reliability, critical performance applications. Offered with accreditations including QML and QPL certification for JAN/JANTX level, Nadcap, IPC-A-610D, J-STD-00. TTI carries a full line of durable components developed to perform in these extreme conditions.

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