Key applications for ST’s latest IGBT and SLLIMM IPM offerings are air conditioning motor control for the compressor and fan, as well as Power Factor Correction. Other applications include welding power sources that target MIG, TIG, stick, and plasma processes, uninterruptable power sources, inverters, and PFC for AC power backup in servers, computing, hospital, photovoltaic inverters for solar energy, and other power critical applications. Industrial motion control for factory automation and appliance motor control for washers, refrigeration, HVAC, ventilation fans and blowers, as well as Class D pro-audio amplification for both the PFC and output stage are another group of possible applications. The fourth group includes industrial induction heating and hardening process equipment, plus induction cooktops and ranges for home and commercial food preparation as well as induction rice cookers and other food preparation products. Lastly, there are IGBTs that target automotive and small engine ignition and piezo-electric fuel injection applications.