Solid State Relays Are Ideally Suited for Use in Flammable Surroundings, and in Environments with High Electrical and Magnetic Noise
Clare Overview Clare is a wholly owned subsidiary of IXYS Corporation, and is conveniently located close to Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Clare designs, manufactures, and markets a wide variety of semiconductor devices, and is a major designer and manufacturer of optically isolated electronic products. Clare manufactures one of the industry’s broadest lines of Solid State Relays (SSR), featuring galvanic input-to-output electrical isolation from 1500Vrms up to 5000Vrms; a wide selection of optocouplers and linear optocouplers; and optically isolated AC Power Switches. Clare SSR products are rapidly replacing electromechanical relays in many applications, making it a leading supplier to the Telecommunications, Medical, Security, Utility Metering, and Industrial Control industries. Replacing electromechanical relays with smaller, more-reliable optically isolated SSRs improves safety and lowers costs, while minimizing equipment size and enhancing overall system performance. With no moving parts, no coils, and no contacts, Solid State Relays are ideally suited for use in flammable surroundings, and in environments with high electrical and magnetic noise. For the Telecommunications Industry, Clare manufactures a broad range of products that includes phone-line interface and monitoring devices, DC Termination devices for xDSL and ISDN applications, and Central Office products. Clare’s newest entries into the Central Office market include several new Line Card Access Switch devices with high transient immunity: 1500V/ms. These robust devices have led to the development of monolithic high voltage switching ICs, powered from 3.3V digital supplies, that interface to industrial controls, instrumentation, automatic test equipment, and medical applications (see the new CPC7514). Clare’s expertise in high-voltage and power devices supports a growing line of standard devices.
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