Cree's 1200V, 25mÃ(TM) SiC MOSFET Named One of the 2014 Hot 100 Products by UBM Canon's EDN

DURHAM, N.C. – Cree, Inc., a leading global supplier of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) wafers and devices, announces that EDN has named its 1200V, 25mΩ SiC MOSFET (C2M0025120D) as one of the “100 Hot Products of 2014.” The 2014 EDN Hot 100 Award recognizes the electronics industry’s most significant products of the year based on innovation, significance, usefulness, and popularity.

Cree’s C2M0025120D is the industry’s first commercially available 1200V SiC MOSFET with an RDS(ON) of 25mΩ in an industry standard TO-247-3 package. Based on Cree’s proven C2M™ SiC MOSFET technology, the new device has a pulsed current rating (IDS Pulse) of 250A, which makes it suitable for pulsed power applications, and a positive temperature coefficient, which allows the devices to be paralleled to achieve even higher power levels. Additionally, the higher switching frequency of the new MOSFET can help design engineers reduce the size, weight, cost, and complexity of power systems in applications including: PV inverters, high voltage DC/DC converters, induction heating systems, EV charging systems, and medical CT applications. The new MOSFET has already been proven to provide a 5X reduction in switching losses, higher power density, and improved thermal characteristics in medical CT applications, as well as to reduce installation costs for rooftop PV inverters by enabling a compact and highly efficient 50kW grid-tied solar inverter with an impressive power to weight ratio of 1kW/kg.

“Cree is honoured to have been recognized by the industry veterans that comprise EDN’s editorial staff and audience for developing and introducing one of the 100 most innovative, significant, useful, and popular electronic products of 2014,” said Edgar Ayerbe, Cree Power Marketing. “One of the most important objectives for power engineers is to build smaller, cooler and lower cost power conversion solutions. Our new 1200V, 25mΩ SiC MOSFET can help achieve these goals.

“Of the many thousands of products announced during the past year, the EDN Hot 100 are the products that especially caught the attention of our editors and readers. We are pleased to share the tradition of showcasing these technologies as we celebrate the 21st anniversary of this program,” said Rich Pell, Executive and Chief Technical Editor, EDN.

For more information about Cree’s award-winning 1200V, 25mΩ SiC MOSFET, please visit http://www.cree.com/Power/Products/MOSFETs/TO247/C2M0025120D to access specifications and supporting documentation, including datasheets and application notes. To view the complete list of EDN’s Hot 100 products, please visit http://www.edn.com/electronics-products/other/4437460/EDN-Hot-100-products-of-2014/?_mc=pr_edn_bcs_hot100temp.

About Cree
Cree is a market-leading innovator of semiconductor products for power and radio frequency (RF) applications, lighting-class LEDs, and LED lighting solutions. Cree's product families include LED fixtures and bulbs, blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs, lighting-class power LEDs, power-switching devices, and RF devices. Cree® products are driving improvements in applications such as general illumination, electronic signs and signals, power supplies, and solar inverters. Please refer to www.cree.com for additional product and company information.

About EDN
EDN is an online community intended to help engineers get from concept to reality. EDN offers deep-dive technical content along with a community experience where the latest in design techniques, technologies, and methodologies meld with the simplest and most useful online interaction tools. EDN celebrates all that is the engineer – from deep down technical views, to informed opinions, to knowledge and schematics sharing, to creative design and all aspects of life as an engineer. From day one, EDN has been written by engineers, for engineers, feeding design know-how and experience back to the engineering community as a trusted source. EDN is part of UBM Canon, the leading B-to-B event producer, publisher, and digital media company for the world’s $3 trillion advanced, technology-based manufacturing industry.

For more information about Cree, please contact:

Christine Stieglitz
PR Executive, BTB Integrated Marketing
christine.stieglitz@btbmarketing.com
919-872-8172

For more information about EDN, please contact:
Carly Cohen, Marketing Coordinator, EDN
T: 212.600.3294, E: carly.cohen@ubm.com