IR developed their clamped-IGBT technology as a service to their key automotive customers, who were searching for more reliable sourcing of this critical component. The automotive market has been and will continue to be a primary focus for International Rectifier, and this new product fits well with our strong IGBT capabilities. IR is sampling devices now, and will be production qualified in July. They already have volume commitments with one of the world's largest automotive systems suppliers, with shipments scheduled to begin in September of this year. Willingness and ability to customize clamp voltages and other electrical characteristics to suit particular applications IR is careful to note that they can customize device parameters for specific customer applications.
Different designers have different needs, depending on their particular circuit.
We could turn out a semi-custom part for a specific application within about 3 months. We have been setting up application and service relationships with each customer in order to ensure we understand their specific needs so that we get it right the first time. For other related information visit the IGBT or Automotive web-sites.