February 2, 2005... SANTA CLARA, California USA -- IXYS Corporation (Nasdaq: SYXI), announced today the introduction of the MX841 white LED driver by its Micronix division. The MX841 targets a wide variety of handheld battery powered display and instrumentation Panel backlighting applications with its low voltage operation and high drive current capability.
Our MX841 has been specifically designed to meet low voltage single cell applications powering up to 3 series white LEDs at 1.1VDC. For instrumentation panel applications, its high drive current capability can power in excess of 20 series/parallel white LEDs at 5.0VDC, stated Bob DeCaro, General Manager of Micronix.
The MX841 features an inductive boost converter topology integrating a high voltage, low on-Resistance N-Channel MOSFET to minimize external components. It operates at a fixed 1.0 MHz switching frequency that enables the use of smaller low value external components. Adjustable LED brightness, integrated over-voltage protection and low current shutdown features are also built into the driver.
Pricing and Availability
The MX841 is available in sample and production quantities. In quantities of 1000 units the MX841 is priced at $0.55 in an SOIC-8 package. Standard leadtime is 16 weeks, and alternate package types are available upon request.
Additional technical information is available on the Micronix Web site,
Samples, evaluation boards, and volume quantities may be ordered directly from Micronix, or through our Sales Representatives listed on the IXYS Web site,
About MICRONIX and IXYS
Micronix, a leader in the design of high-performance analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for the emerging display markets, has produced over 300 application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) and application specific standard products (ASSP) for the display, communications, industrial , and medical markets. Micronix is ​​a subsidiary company of IXYS Corporation, a leading supplier of higher power semiconductors and modules for the global power market. Additional information about Micronix and IXYS can be found at: , and .com.
Safe Harbor Statement
Any comments contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact, including the plans to announce, lead-time, performance, rating, benefits, reliability, availability and suitability of products for various applications, may be determined to be forward-looking There are a number of important factors that could cause the results of IXYS to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including, among others, risks detailed from time to time in the Companys SEC reports, including its Annual Report On Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2004. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements.
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