Transistor array with 50V rated output and 8-channel sink output launched.

Toshiba Corporation's Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company announced that it has begun sample shipments of its next-generation transistor array series, 'TBD62183AFNG' and 'TBD62183AFWG'.

This product features a DMOS FET-type sink output for applications including photocoupler control, LED lighting, relay driving, and level shifting. Mass production is scheduled to begin in late September 2016.

The new product features high-voltage drive with a rated input of 30 V and a rated output of 50 V, making it suitable for level shifters, direct control of photocouplers, LEDs, and high-voltage control signal relays. The 8-channel sink output is integrated into a compact surface-mount package (SSOP18 and SOL18), enabling space-saving multi-circuit control.

Additionally, by adopting a DMOS FET type output, no base current is required for the input pin, enabling operation with a low input current of 0.1 mA (max) and low power consumption.

It is suitable as a replacement for Toshiba's TD62083A series of in-line bipolar transistors due to its output characteristics similar to the Vce(sat) properties of Darlington bipolar transistors.