CLARE DEBUTS NEW MEMBER OF SOLID STATE RELAY FAMILY.

Clare, Inc., Beverly, Mass., an IXYS company (NASDAQ: SYXI), has introduced the PAA140L OptoMOS(R) Relay. The PAA140L 2Form A relay offers 200mA (AC/DC mode) of load current capability along with the advantage of an output current limit feature enabling it to accommodate a wide array of applications

Clare's latest OptoMOS offers an attractive replacement for electromechanical relays in applications that require a high blocking voltage and can benefit from the highly reliable bounce free switching performance available from solid state relays. The addition of output current limiting and the low input drive current allow designers to drive the relay directly from logic level signals without the external components necessary when using electromechanical relay solutions. The relay's load voltage rating of 400 volts and maximum on-resistance of just 13 Ohms make it ideal for process control equipment, telecommunications and data communications equipment.

"Clare's growing family of OptoMOS relays offers tremendous price-performance benefits to designers when compared to less reliable electromechanical relay alternatives," said Scott Martineau, director of marketing for Clare's OptoMOS line of solid state relays. "The PAA140L delivers with higher performance, more features and fewer support components than the same solution using an electromechanical relay and that translates into lower overall system costs."

Pricing and Availability

The PAA140L is currently available in sample and production quantities. For OEM quantities of 25 thousand, the PLAA140L is priced at $2.85 with a standard lead-time of five weeks ARO.

About Clare, Inc.

Clare, Inc., a leader in the design and manufacture of solid state relays and high voltage integrated circuits, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IXYS Corporation. IXYS Corporation develops and markets primarily high performance power semiconductor devices that are used in controlling and converting electrical power efficiently in power systems for the telecommunication and Internet infrastructure, motor drives, medical systems and transportation. IXYS also serves its markets with a combination of digital and analog integrated circuits.

For more information, visit http://www.clare.com and http://www.ixys.com or call 978/524-6860.