Clare Expands Power Relay Family by Offering Four New DC-Only Devices With Current...

Clare Expands Power Relay Family by Offering Four New DC-Only Devices With Current Handling - Up to 32A!

CPC1718, CPC1727, CPC1779, and CPC1788 DC-Only Power Relays Are
Ideal for a Variety of Power Applications Including Industrial
Controls, Consumer Appliances and Medical Equipment
BEVERLY, Mass.--(Business Wire)--Clare, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IXYS Corporation
(NASDAQ:IXYS), today announced that it has fully released four new
DC-only 1-Form-A Solid State Power Relays with the CPC1718, CPC1727,
CPC1779 and CPC1788, offering designers up to 32 Amps (at a Case
Temperature of 25 degrees Celsius) of current handling.

Available in the self-isolated ISOPLUS-264 package, the CPC1718,
CPC1727, CPC1779 and CPC1788 have blocking voltages of 100, 250, 600,
and 1000 Volts, and on-resistances of 0.075, 0.090, 0.400, and 1.250
Ohms respectively.

Development of these power relay products was founded on the
blending of Clare's traditional strengths in the design and
manufacture of photovoltaic integrated circuits (ICs), leadframe
design and multi-chip packaging with IXYS' expertise in power MOSFETs,
power packages and substrate technology.

Optically coupled MOSFET technology is used to provide 2500 Vrms
of input to output isolation and, as in all Clare solid state relays,
the optically coupled output is controlled by a GaAIAs infrared LED.

Additional Clare power relays are offered in the Power SIP and the
i4-PAC (self-isolated) packages. The Power SIP offers pin-to-pin
compatibility with other solid state relays providing an easy upgrade
path for existing designs and compatibility for new designs. The
i4-PAC combines an electrically isolated non-conductive exterior with
low thermal impedance making it an ideal solution for power
applications preferring a non-biased heat sink with superior thermal
management properties.

This unique, RoHS compliant, family of 1-Form-A high-power Solid
State Relays (SSRs) delivers the industry's highest power MOSFET-based
SSRs. Applications include: motor control, robotics, medical
equipment, railroad and traffic controls, consumer appliances,
industrial controls, and, test and measurement equipment, and they are
certified to UL 508 Standard for Industrial Control Equipment.

For more information, please contact your local sales
representative:

http://www.clare.com/home/pages.nsf/locate.rep

or visit

http://www.clare.com/Products/PowerRelays.htm

for datasheets.

About Clare and IXYS

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 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.
Additional information about Clare and IXYS may be found at
www.clare.com and www.ixys.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

Any statements contained in this press release that are not
statements of historical fact, including the performance, rating,
reliability, ruggedness, availability, and suitability of products for
various applications, 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
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30,
2007. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the
results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements.

Additional information may be obtained by visiting IXYS website at
http://www.ixys.com, or by contacting the company directly.

Clare, Inc.
Catherine Austin, 978-524-6823
Product Marketing Manager
Fax: 978-524-4900

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