Diodes Incorporated’s Low-Profile Rectifier Simplifies Solar Panel Design

PLANO, Texas--()--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 announced the 12A-rated SBR12U45LH Super Barrier Rectifier (SBR®). Provided in the ultra-low profile PowerDI®-5SP package, the SBR12U45LH SBR addresses key design and manufacturing concerns of solar panel makers producing next generation PV modules.

In its critical role as a highly efficient PV module bypass diode, this latest SBR has a maximum package height of only 0.75mm, enabling it to be integrated within the solar panel, effectively removing the need for separate junction boxes. With package-side located leads, the PowerDI-5SP can be mounted into recesses in the back layers, adding only 0.21mm to total solar panel depth. In addition, the 9mm long leads of the package support simple solder bar mounting, allowing solar panel manufacturers to avoid the use of expensive solder processes.

As an alternative to traditional axial lead diodes, the SBR12U45LH offers the industry’s lowest forward voltage drop for a rectifier at 0.38V at 12A and +125ºC, ensuring negligible heat generation and temperature rise during operation. This results in safer and more reliable operation of solar panels.

Fully functional over the -65ºC to +200ºC temperature range, the rectifier meets long life warranty requirements and is compliant with the thermal test requirement of Solar Safety Standard IEC61730-2. For further information, visit the Company’s website at www.diodes.com.

PowerDI and SBR are registered trademarks of Diodes Incorporated.

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, 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. The Company's corporate headquarters, logistics center, 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. The Company's wafer fabrication facilities are located in Kansas City, Missouri and Manchester, with two manufacturing facilities located in Shanghai, China, another in Neuhaus, and two joint venture facilities located in Chengdu, China. Additional engineering, sales, warehouse, and logistics offices are located in Fort Worth, Texas; Taipei; Hong Kong; Manchester; and Munich, Germany, with support offices located throughout the world. For further information, including SEC filings, visit the Company's website at http://www.diodes.com.

Contacts

Company Contact:
Diodes Incorporated
Francis Tang
VP, Worldwide Discrete Products
972-987-3900
pressinquiries@diodes.com
or
Investor Relations Contact:
Shelton Group
Leanne K. Sievers
EVP, Investor Relations
949-224-3874
lsievers@sheltongroup.com

Contacts

Company Contact:
Diodes Incorporated
Francis Tang
VP, Worldwide Discrete Products
972-987-3900
pressinquiries@diodes.com
or
Investor Relations Contact:
Shelton Group
Leanne K. Sievers
EVP, Investor Relations
949-224-3874
lsievers@sheltongroup.com