Ultra-fast, high reliability solid state thyratron, ignitron and thyristor replacement

Silicon Power has developed ultra-fast, high reliability Solid State Thyratron and Ignitron Replacements (SSTIR) which also displace conventional SCRs and GTOs. The switches, based on our 2^nd Generation Si and SiC SGTOs [1], exhibit turn-on delays <;100ns, have di/dt capabilities in excess of 100kA/μs, operate for over 10,000 hours and are capable of handling reverse current. In addition to these performance benefits, our SSTIRs have a simple low voltage, low power gating scheme and require no external support systems (e.g. heaters, grid controls).