This application note covers the topic of calculating gate driver power and thermal dissipation of the gate drive optocoupler IC. Gate drive optocouplers are used to drive, turning-on and off, power ...

Local power that is available for protection circuits, such as desaturation detection. Among the disadvantages of this type of driver are the cost, complexity and board space required for all the ...

Most volume users of IGBT modules view the design of the gate drive circuit as a core competence, but now there is a a different approach to the design and deployment of power switching electronics, ...

For the PDF version of this article, click here. Proper gate drive is critical to the performance and reliability of insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) modules. The gate driver must produce high ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation's (TOKYO:6502) Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of "TB9150FNG," an opto-isolated IGBT [1] gate pre-driver IC with ...

STMicroelectronics’ STGAP3S family of gate drivers for silicon-carbide (SiC) and IGBT power switches combines ST’s latest robust galvanic isolation technology with optimised desaturation protection ...

Texas Instruments is aiming at electric vehicle traction inverters with a functional safety-compliant isolated gate driver for silicon carbide mosfets and IGBTs. Called UCC5880-Q1, it is in ...

One common question asked when considering what gate driver to use for an application is: what is the peak current that a driver can deliver? Peak current is one of the most important parameters in ...

If you are going to use a silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor) in your next development, you will ask yourself: how do I develop the best gate driver for it ...

STMicroelectronics’ STGAP3S family of gate drivers for silicon-carbide (SiC) and IGBT power switches combines ST’s latest robust galvanic isolation technology with optimized desaturation protection ...