Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets, today introduced the AP22802. This single-channel load switch ensures extensive protection for interconnects that are subject to the risk of surges and short circuits. The AP22802 quickly clamps output current to a safe level upon fault sensing. This highly integrated device is optimized for regular USB and other hot-swap applications and is available in the small form-factor SOT25 package, offering a footprint of only 9mm2.
The AP22802 sets a typical current limit of 2.7A to guard against overloads and operates over an input voltage range of 2.7V to 5.5V. For added flexibility, this load switch offers circuit designers the choice of either active-low and active- high enable inputs.
The device's under-voltage lockout function ensures that the internal power switch remains off until input power level has reached a minimum of 2V, even if the switch is enabled, which is useful for the design of single-channel, hot-insert systems.
The AP22802's automatic discharge function and internal N-MOS power switch combine to provide a dependable resistive discharge path. This enables the device to safely handle residual output voltage when the switch is disabled and no external resistance is present at the output.
Other protection features of the load switch include over-temperature detection with auto-recovery, reverse current blocking and controlled rise time. An open-drain flag output is also included, with an built-in 6ms deglitch to prevent false reporting of over-current and over-temperature conditions. For further information, visit the Company's website at www.diodes.com.
About Diodes Incorporated
Diodes Incorporated (Nasdaq: DIOD), a Standard and Poor's SmallCap 600 and Russell 3000 Index company, is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of high-quality application specific standard products within the broad discrete, logic and analog semiconductor markets. Diodes serves the consumer electronics, computing, communications, industrial, and automotive markets. Diodes' products include diodes, rectifiers, transistors, MOSFETs, protection devices, functional specific arrays, single gate logic, amplifiers and comparators, Hall-effect and temperature sensors; power management devices, including LED drivers, AC-DC converters and controllers, DC-DC switching and linear voltage regulators, and voltage references along with special function devices, such as USB power switches, load switches, voltage supervisors, and motor controllers. Diodes' corporate headquarters and Americas' sales office are located in Plano, Texas. Design, marketing, and engineering centers are located in Plano; San Jose, California; Taipei, Taiwan; Manchester, England; and Neuhaus, Germany. Diodes' wafer fabrication facilities are located in Kansas City, Missouri and Manchester, with four manufacturing facilities located in Shanghai, China, and two joint venture facilities located in Chengdu, China, as well as manufacturing facilities located in Neuhaus and Taipei. Additional engineering, sales, warehouse, and logistics offices are located in Fort Worth, Texas; Taipei; Hong Kong; Manchester; Shanghai; Shenzhen, China; Seongnam-si, South Korea; Suwon, South Korea; Tokyo, Japan; and Munich, Germany, with support offices throughout the world. For further information, including SEC filings, visit Diodes' website at www.diodes.com.
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Diodes Incorporated
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