Vishay introduces automotive optocouplers for EVs and solar inverters

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Vishay Intertechnology Automotive Grade Optocouplers Deliver High Isolation Voltage Ratings and Distance for EVs and Solar Inverters

May 20, 2026 11:00 AM EDT

MALVERN, Pa., May 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced two new Automotive Grade optocouplers with phototransistor output in a widebody package featuring a comparative tracking index (CTI) of 600. Designed to deliver signal transmission with high galvanic isolation for electric vehicles (EV) and solar inverters, the Vishay Semiconductors VOWA617A and VOWA618A provide VIORM of 1500 Vpeak, VIOWM of 1060 VRMS, and external creepage... More