Richardson Electronics offers a broad line of Power Semiconductors to meet your requirements. Our technical expertise saves you time and money, whether it means choosing the exact replacement component or retrofitting an existing unit. A communications network that links more than 60 locations worldwide supports an extensive product inventory.

• Darlington Transistors to 1200 volts and 600 amps
• Complete line of base drive products.

Heat Sink Assemblies - Thermal management solutions for power semiconductors.

• Air and water cooled assemblies.

Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT) - a switching transistor controlled by voltage applied to the gate terminal.

• IGBTs to 3300 volts and 1200 amps
• IGBT gate drivers and power supplies

Intelligent Power Modules (IPM) - a device which is IGBT with optimized gate drive and protection circuitry.

• IPMs to 1200 volts and 800 amps.

Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (Mosfet) - a voltage controlled device with very fast switching, a wide, safe operating area, and high gain.

• Mosfets to 1200 volts and 200 amps.

Rectifier - a device that allows the flow of current in one direction (forward) and prevents reverse flow. It is commonly used for AC to DC conversion.

• Rectifiers to 8000 amps and 5800 volts
• Diode modules to 2200 volts and 500 amps

Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) - a device which not only blocks voltage in both forward and reverse, but also allows the flow of current in a forward direction with the application of a control signal.

• Phase Control and Inverter SCRs to 4000 amps and 6500 volts
• SCR modules to 2200 volts and 500 amps