Austin, Texas, February 13, 2009 – SemiSouth announced today the 2009 launch of a complete line of Silicon Carbide Schottky diodes.  Leveraging years of experience in the development and use of Silicon Carbide devices, SemiSouth will be filling a critical void in the market for high performance power semiconductors.  Rated at 1200V, initial devices will be available at 5A, 10A, 20A, and 30A.  The 30A diode will be the largest Silicon Carbide Schottky diode ever commercialized. 

According to Kenney Roberts, CEO, the growing demand for high performance and high efficiency power electronics has resulted in an expanding need for SemiSouth's industry leading Silicon Carbide JFETs and diodes.  "As we have visited customers around the world, we continue to see strong acceptance of our high performance and high efficiency devices.  Customers also realize that upgrading to SemiSouth's Silicon Carbide Schottky diodes is not only the fastest way to improve efficiency and performance, but the lowest cost as well."  Jeff Casady, SemiSouth's CTO, stated, "In addition to performance enhancement through a simple drop-in replacement, designers are now also experiencing the benefits of new power topologies and architectures that were not achievable without the high-speed and low-loss nature of Silicon Carbide.  The 1200V Schottky diodes are avalanche capable and have zero-recovery loss.  This now enables power supplies and solar inverters to have the highest possible levels of efficiency, reliability, and power density."

For more information or to request samples of SemiSouth's new diodes, visit the Company's website at www.semisouth.com or visit SemiSouth at APEC 2009 in Washington, D.C. from February 17th-19th.

 
About SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc.

Founded in 2000, with offices in Austin, Texas and manufacturing in Starkville, Mississippi, SemiSouth is a leading provider of silicon carbide (SiC) based devices. As an industry leader in the development and manufacture of SiC electrical components and materials for solar, wind, datacenter, and other high-power, high-efficiency, harsh-environment power management applications, SemiSouth provides discrete power devices and SiC epiwafers.  SemiSouth’s proprietary technology enables SiC-based semiconductor devices that offer significant advantages over competing products based on silicon or other semiconductor materials. 

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