At this year’s Embedded World trade fair, Infineon Technologies AG is launching a new family of Embedded Power ICs. The TLE985x series provides highly integrated, AEC Q-100 qualified H-bridge driver motor control solutions for 2-phase DC and single-phase brushless DC motors. It will support automotive customers in replacing relays in low-end motor control applications such as sunroof […]
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Motor controllers handle 80-W BLDC without a heat sink
Infineon Technologies AG introduces smart IPM motor controllers featuring full hardware and software integration needed for BLDC motor drives of up to 80W without heatsink. The new iMOTION IMM100 series combines the motor controller IC and a 3-phase inverter stage in a single, highly compact 12 x 12 mm 2 PQFN package. This combination enables BOM count and PCB […]
Power Electronics Top Talks in January 2019 on EDABoard.com forums
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around power electronics. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com Driving induction motor using TRIAC – The induction motor is 230VAC. I have to drive a 230VAC induction motor in both directions […]
SiC MOSFET modules target UPS, energy storage apps
Infineon Technologies AG launches new devices in the 1200V CoolSiC MOSFET family. The CoolSiC Easy 2B power modules enable engineers to reduce system costs by increasing power density. In addition, they can also lower operational costs significantly. Owing to about 80 percent lower switching losses compared to silicon IGBTs, inverter efficiency levels exceeding 99 percent […]
Beefy 60-mm thyristor/diode modules now carry pressure contact technology
Infineon Technologies Bipolar GmbH & Co. KG has redesigned the product portfolio of 60 mm thyristor/diode modules with pressure contact technology. The new Eco Block family addresses the demand for cost-efficient larger modules for battery chargers, static and bypass switches and windmills. Additionally, the modules are a perfect fit for soft starters as well as rectifiers […]
Power Electronics Top Talks in December on EDABoard.com forums
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around power electronics. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com Favorite low phase shift 240Vrms detector – I have a requirement for a very low phase shift, galvanically isolated, zero cross detector […]
GaN 600 V e-mode HEMTs now in volume production
With the introduction of its CoolGaN 600 V enhancement mode (e-mode) HEMTs and GaN EiceDRIVER gate driver ICs, Infineon Technologies is said to be the only company in the market currently offering a full-spectrum portfolio of all power technologies – silicon (Si), silicon carbide (SiC) and GaN. The newly launched CoolGaN 600 V e-mode HEMTs are built […]
Integrated half-bridge lowers motor cost driver complexity
Infineon Technologies AG is launching the IFX007T NovalithIC motor driver for industrial applications. The IFX007T smart half-bridge provides an easy and efficient way to drive brushed and brushless motors, integrating a p-channel high-side MOSFET, an n-channel low-side MOSFET and a driver IC into one package. Along with a microcontroller and power supply, no other devices […]
New 650-V gate driver targets motor drive applications below 1 kW
Infineon Technologies AG introduces a new half-bridge, 650 V rated EiceDRIVER based on the company’s unique SOI technology. The 2ED2304S06F provides leading negative VS transient immunity, monolithic integration of a real diode for bootstrap, and superior latch-up immunity. Combined with higher frequency switching, these unique features enable more robust, reliable, smaller systems and reduce BOM […]
Intelligent power modules handle 1.2-kV industrial motor drives of up to 1.8 kW
Infineon Technologies AG adds another member to its family of intelligent power modules (IPMs): CIPOS Maxi IM818 series integrates various power and control components to increase reliability, optimize PCB size and system costs. The IPM is packaged in a DIP 36x23D housing. This makes it the smallest package for 1200 V IPMs with the highest […]
