Figure 1a shows a latching circuit based on an optocoupler, IC 1. If the off switch remains closed, pressing the on switch powers the LED in the optocoupler. Thus, the transistor in IC 1 turns on. You ...

An optocoupler is a combination of a light source and a photosensitive detector. In the optocoupler, or photon coupled pair, the coupling is achieved by light being generated on one side of a ...

The HCPL-0314 gate-drive optocoupler from Agilent Technologies is the world's smallest gate-drive optocoupler, the company claims. Supplied in a small-outline SO-8 package, its small size helps reduce ...

Silicon Carbide (SiC) power semiconductors are rapidly emerging in the commercial market. These devices offer several benefits over conventional Silicon-based power semiconductors. SiC MOSFETs can ...

Avago Technologies, a supplier of analogue interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, has announced a new generation of gate drive optocouplers that deliver ...