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IXYS Introduces a Higher Power Density 1.6kV Fast Thyristor

LEIDEN, Netherlands & CHIPPENHAM, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ:IXYS) an international power and IC semiconductor company, today announced that its wholly owned UK subsidiary, IXYS UK Westcode Ltd., introduced a new pressure contact distributed gate thyristor with increased power density. This new fast thyristor with turn-off time of as little as 20 microseconds and current rating 1,955 amperes is symmetrical blocking with forward and reverse voltage equal to 1,600 volts and therefore suitable for both voltage and current fed applications.