Dear Customer and Partner,

Power electronics applications employ power device switches. And power

device switches require optimum gate drive solutions.

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Applications such as battery-driven power tools, small and major home

appliances, computing and telecom servers, EV charging, solar, and robotics

all have special requirements. An optimum gate drive configuration is

essential for all power switches, whether they are in discrete form or in a

power module. State-of-the art discrete switch families including CoolMOS™

and OptiMOS™ silicon MOSFETs, TRENCHSTOP™ IGBTs, CoolGaN™ gallium

nitride HEMTs, and CoolSiC™ silicon carbide MOSFETs as well as open-frame

modules such as Easy and Econo power modules, require tuning of gate drive

circuits to take full advantage of their capacity and capabilities. One of the

most common questions for our new wide-bandgap power devices such as

CoolGaN™ or CoolSiC™ is “how do you drive one of these?”

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Infineon gate drivers provide a wide range of typical output current options,

from 0.1-A up to 10-A, suitable for any power device size. Robust gate drive

protection features such as fast short-circuit protection, programmable

dead-time, shoot-through protection, and active shutdown, make the drivers

well-suited for all power devices, includingCoolGaN™ andCoolSiC™. Infineon

gate drivers also provide advanced features such as integrated bootstrap

diodes, enable and fault reporting functions, input filters, OPAMP and DESAT

functions. Active Miller clamps and separate sink and source outputs options

also provide design flexibility for all applications. Infineon EiceDRIVER

family

of gate drivers makes it easier for our customers to drive all power switches

and power modules. For galvanic isolation requirements, both basic and

reinforced isolated product options are available.

We do what we promise. That’s quality made by Infineon. With our modern

and proactive quality management system, we support the operational

excellence of Infineon by translating customer requirements into actions. We

are committed to being the best in class on cost, quality and time to market.

Our quality guidelines serve as a security fence to prevent productivity

measures that compromise our quality.

Infineon is a world leader in power semiconductor solutions that make

your life easier, safer, and greener. We empower the eicient generation,

transmission and consumption of electrical energy. In short, we empower a

world of unlimited energy. The EiceDRIVER™ Gate Driver Selection Guide

2019 provides innovative and optimum gate driver solutions to take

full advantage of our state-of-the-art switch technologies to come

closer to this goal.

Roland Stele

GM and VP

Gate Driver ICs

Industrial Power Control