DEI Introduces The PCO-7120 5A to 50A High Speed Pulsed Laser Diode Driver Module.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FORT COLLINS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2003 Directed Energy An umbrella term covering technologies that relate to the production of a beam of concentrated electromagnetic energy or atomic or subatomic particles. Also called DE. See also directed-energy device; directed-energy weapon. , Incorporated (DEI), a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of IXYS Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SYXI), and a leading edge supplier of advanced laser diode drivers, pulse generators and RF power semiconductors, has developed and introduced the PCO-7120 pulsed laser diode driver. The PCO-7120 is a high-speed, high-current modular pulsed laser diode driver designed to operate from 5A to 50A output current with continuously variable pulse widths from 12 nanoseconds to greater than 1 microsecond One millionth of a second. See space/time and ohnosecond. (unit) microsecond - One millionth (10^-6) of a second. , and frequencies variable from single shot to 1MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. . It can operate at duty cycles up to 65%. Its modular design makes it well suited to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and applications as well as laboratory and research requirements. The driver is optimized for range finder, LIDAR (Laser Radar), illumination and other pulsed laser diode applications requiring a high-speed, high-power pulsed output. Its variable pulse width, high frequency and high duty cycle provide unique capabilities and system design flexibility in an economical module. "The PCO-7120 further expands our broad range of high speed pulsed laser diode drivers. Using radio frequency (RF) transistors and gate drive integrated circuits developed by our IXYS-RF Division, the PCO-7120 offers the unique capability of very high speed rise and fall times and narrow minimum pulse widths, with the flexibility of continuously variable pulse widths with high duty cycle operation," explains Ron Sherwood, president of DEI. This product is available from Directed Energy, Inc. (DEI), www.directedenergy.com, Tel. (970) 493-1901, Fax (970) 493-1903, Email deiinfo@directedenergy.com. DEI is a leading supplier of high-speed, high-power laser diode drivers, pulse generators, power integrated circuits Power integrated circuits Integrated circuits that are capable of driving a power load. The key feature of a power integrated circuit that differentiates it from other semiconductor technologies is its ability to handle high voltage, high current, or a and high voltage RF MOSFETs. The company's FAST POWER product family utilizes their patented, low inductance, high power, plastic package portfolio combined with industry leading MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor) The most popular and widely used type of field effect transistor (see FET). MOSFETs are either NMOS (n-channel) or PMOS (p-channel) transistors, which are fabricated as individually packaged technology, offering unrivaled electrical and thermal performance in high speed switching applications. Directed Energy, Inc. is a wholly owned company of IXYS Corporation, a leading supplier of semiconductors and modules for the global power electronics market. Additional information about Directed Energy and IXYS can be found at www.directedenergy.com, and at www.ixys.com, or by contacting the Company directly. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause the results of IXYS to differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements, including, among others, risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended March 31, 2002 and 2001, as amended, and our other filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements. |
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