Clare, Inc., part of IXYS Corporation, are designers and manufacturers of optically isolated solid state relays (OptoMOS®), mixed-signal custom ASICs and ASSP integrated circuits (ICs) for the telecommunications market. Their products ensure reliable connectivity throughout the global public telecommunications network. Clare's deep heritage in analogue/mixed-signal and high-voltage design enables them to pioneer highly-integrated semiconductor solutions that both replace magnetics and enhance performance in wireline interface applications.

Clare's experience in high-voltage and mixed-signal applications has also led them into other high-growth areas, including the industrial, consumer and new, emerging flat panel display markets.

Products:

All of Clare's products are the result of high-quality manufacturing processes, proven engineering expertise, and in-depth market knowledge. The majority of Clare products are targeted at critical challenges in the telecommunications industry, and specifically, the wireline interface. To address the needs of both the central office and the end user, they have created silicon-based solutions that replace bulky magnetics while improving performance and reliability.

Clare also develop high-performance, comprehensive OLED driver solutions, which are a central ingredient in producing OLED flat-panel displays. OLED is fundamentally a light-emitting technology, meaning the brightness of the display is directly proportional to the current flowing through it. Clare's mixed-signal ICs provide the precise, wide-dynamic-range current driver solutions demanded by OLED displays.

Corporate Heritage:

Clare, Inc., formerly CP Clare Corporation, was founded in 1937 by Carl P. Clare to provide high-voltage switching technology to a growing telecommunications market. Over the past 60+ years, Clare has built upon this high-voltage expertise, evolving from a manufacturer of electromagnetic components to a leader in silicon solutions for the last inch of the last telecommunications mile.

In June 2002, Clare, Inc. was acquired by IXYS Corporation and is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of IXYS.

IXYS Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets a broad spectrum of power semiconductors, including Power MOSFETs, IGBTs, Ultra-fast Reverse Recovery Diodes, silicon and gallium arsenide Schottky diodes, thyristors and rectifiers, Multi-chip Modules, DCB ceramic substrates and Power Interface Integrated Circuits for the global power market.