NXP Semiconductors NextPower Live power MOSFETs for hot-swap applications

NXP Semiconductors’ NextPower Live family of linear mode Power MOSFETs is designed specifically for use in hot-swap environments. The family offers both good linear mode performance and a low RDS(on) value.

Much of the infrastructure that runs our 24/7 online world - from cloud computing and mobile telephony to ATMs and traffic management - is made up of rack-based systems that are permanently live (switched on). As such, the boards and components that drive these systems must be able to be hot-swapped to allow for upgrades and maintenance without ever needing to power down the equipment. NXP NextPower Live MOSFETs are designed to deliver optimum performance within such systems.

The NextPower Live portfolio incorporates 30 V devices for applications such as blade servers operating on a 12 VDC supply and 100 V devices for telecommunications applications operating on a nominal 48 VDC supply. Both voltage ranges come in D2PAK and LFPAK56 (Power-SO8 compatible) packages.

NXP is also developing NextPower Live MOSFETs for a range of other linear mode-related applications such as power-over-ethernet (PoE).