Operating temperature extended to meet demands for applications using higher operating temperatures, including semiconductor testers
 
TOKYO, Sept 30 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Toshiba Corporation’s (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of a new line-up of its small package “VSON4 Series” photorelays that extends the upper end of the operating range from 85 to 110 degrees Celsius. Shipment of the new photorelays, which can be used in applications including semiconductor testers, probe cards and replacements for mechanical relays, starts today.
 
Use of photorelays at higher temperatures is increasing in various applications, including semiconductor testers. To meet the demand, the operating temperature of the 12 products in the 2.45mm(L)×1.45mm(W)×1.3mm(H) small package “VSON4 Series” has been extended from 85 degrees to 110 degrees Celsius, for a total range of -40 to 110 degrees Celsius. Designers can take advantage of the extended features to design sets with an expanded design margin. 

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Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company, channels world-class capabilities in advanced electronic and electrical product and systems into three focus business fields: Energy that sustains everyday life, that is cleaner and safer; Infrastructure that sustains quality of life; and Storage that sustains the advanced information society. Guided by the principles of The Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, “Committed to People, Committed to the Future”, Toshiba promotes global operations and is contributing to the realization of a world where generations to come can live better lives.
 
Founded in Tokyo in 1875, today’s Toshiba is at the heart of a global network of 550 consolidated companies employing 188,000 people worldwide, with annual sales surpassing 5.6 trillion yen (US$50 billion). (As of March 31, 2016.)
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