eVTOLs

Powering the future of air mobility with comprehensive semiconductor solutions for safer, lighter, and more efficient eVTOL aircraft

Overview

The Urban Air Mobility (UAM) market is ready to take off. Electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and air taxis are reshaping how people and goods move, enabling cleaner, quieter, and more efficient transportation. Infineon's semiconductor portfolio enables every critical system of eVTOLs, from propulsion and battery management to sensing, flight control, and connectivity - for safe, reliable, high-performance designs.

Benefits

  • Optimized power for longer flights
  • Lightweight system design
  • High-efficiency motor control tech
  • Most scalable power portfolio
  • Proven reliability of components
  • Safety critical microcontrollers
  • Efficient battery management
  • Smart flight control and sensing
  • Simplified supply chain solutions

Disclaimer

Infineon Technologies products are generally usable in civil aviation applications, included eVTOLs.

Infineon Technologies points out that the Infineon products are not specifically designed and tested for use in civil aviation applications. They are qualified either according to an industrial or automotive standard and specified as outlined in the applicable datasheet. It is your responsibility to carefully assess whether the Infineon products fulfill the requirements of your application. Please inform us about such requirements, if any.

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Why choose Infineon for eVTOL designs?

Infineon provides semiconductor solutions for all major eVTOL system blocks, including propulsion, battery management, sensing, flight control, connectivity, and power distribution. This integrated portfolio simplifies system design and supports the rapid growth of the UAM market.

Leadership in power and wide-bandgap technologies

Infineon’s silicon, silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) solutions combine high efficiency with exceptional power density. They enable compact, lightweight propulsion systems that help extend flight range and increase payload capacity.

Built for quality-critical applications

Drawing on decades of automotive expertise, Infineon supports fail-operational architectures with components designed to meet ASIL B and ASIL D requirements. Proven quality and consistent performance provide a strong foundation for demanding eVTOL designs and future aviation certification pathways.

Why Infineon solutions for eVTOLs?

  • Complete system portfolio
  • Leading Si, SiC, and GaN power technologies
  • Deep safety and application expertise
  • High power density for compact, lightweight designs
Infineon's quality culture
We build quality into our products.

Efficient motor control solutions for high performance eVTOLs

Efficient motor control is essential to high-performance eVTOL designs. Propulsion systems must handle rapidly changing operating conditions—from peak power during take-off and landing to sustained, lower loads in cruise. Infineon’s portfolio delivers the power density, thermal performance, precise control and protection required for compact, lightweight and reliable electric propulsion units.

Key products and benefits:

  • CoolSiC™ MOSFETs and power modules: support high switching frequencies and superior thermal performance, enabling smaller, lighter and more power-dense motors and inverters. Baseplate-less modules further reduce system size and weight, while high-frequency operation allows smaller passive components
  • EiceDRIVER™ gate driver ICs: drive silicon and wide-bandgap power devices while providing advanced protection features for reliable inverter operation
  • XENSIV™ current sensors: deliver the accuracy and bandwidth needed for precise, responsive motor control
  • AURIX™ 32-bit TriCore™ microcontrollers and OPTIREG™ PMIC: perform real-time motor control, PWM generation, diagnostics and safety functions while supporting secure communication
AURIX™ 32-bit TriCore™ MCU for motor control
Enhance system efficiency with CoolSiC™

Safe control and sensing solutions for eVTOL navigation

Flight control and navigation systems manage aircraft positioning, stabilization and trajectory while processing sensor data and supporting real-time decisions. Infineon’s microcontrollers, sensors and connectivity solutions provide the precision, reliability and secure communication required for safe eVTOL flight control.

Key products and benefits:

  • AURIX™ microcontrollers: automotive-grade multicore architectures execute flight algorithms, real-time control, diagnostics and safety monitoring for complex applications, including autonomous flight
  • CAN transceivers and BRIGHTLANE™ Ethernet solutions: enable reliable, automotive-grade wired communication between onboard systems
  • XENSIV™ barometric pressure sensors: provide precise detection of altitude and height stability, including vertical speed estimation
  • XENSIV™ radar sensors: supply complementary environmental and positioning data for assisted and autonomous flight
  • OPTIGA™ security solutions help protect data and onboard connected systems

System benefits:

  • Smooth, stable and responsive flight control
  • Precise altitude and positioning data
  • Scalable solutions for diverse eVTOL platforms
XENSIV™ barometric pressure sensors
XENSIV™ radar sensors

Extend eVTOL flight time with advanced battery management solutions

Extending flight time while minimizing weight is a key challenge in eVTOL design. Infineon’s battery monitoring and management solutions help maximize usable energy, improve efficiency and support reliable operation throughout every flight.

Infineon's key products for Battery Management Systems (BMS):

  • Battery monitoring and balancing ICs: provide accurate multi-cell voltage measurement, cell balancing and state-of-charge data to optimize battery performance and reliability
  • Battery protection solutions: smart high-side and low-side switches support relay control, while CoolSiC™ MOSFETs and the latest CoolSiC™ JFET technology enable efficient battery isolation and protection. In high-current applications, semiconductor-based solutions can replace conventional main contactors, precharge circuits and melting fuses, helping reduce system size and weight

Together, these technologies help extend flight time, simplify power-system design and improve overall eVTOL reliability. Infineon enables safe and efficient battery management and protection from cell monitoring to high-voltage isolation.

Battery monitoring and balancing
Solid State Relays (SSR) and contactors

Reliable and safety-certified technologies for eVTOLs

Functional safety is essential for reliable eVTOL operation across every flight phase and fault condition. Infineon enables fail-operational architectures by supporting redundancy at every level, including batteries, inverters, motors, and propellers—eliminating single points of failure.

Key benefits:

  • AURIX™ microcontrollers, EiceDRIVER™ gate drivers and XENSIV™ sensors are Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL)-compliant, combine automotive-grade quality with advanced diagnostics and real-time monitoring for safety-critical designs
  • AURIX™ MCUs are designed for support ASIL-D (the highest) and suitable for early fault detection and mitigation.
  • With proven quality, very low defect rates, and extensive qualification standards (e.g., AEC-Q100, AQG324), Infineon solutions boast robust reliability, potentially easing the pathways to aviation certification
  • Infineon supports customers from requirements capture and risk assessment to certification alignment and close design-in collaboration - for solutions that meet the most stringent requirments

Combined with deep system expertise, Infineon helps accelerate the development of safe, scalable and certification-ready eVTOLs.

AURIX™ MCU for safety certification in aerospace

Why choose Infineon for eVTOL designs?

Infineon provides semiconductor solutions for all major eVTOL system blocks, including propulsion, battery management, sensing, flight control, connectivity, and power distribution. This integrated portfolio simplifies system design and supports the rapid growth of the UAM market.

Leadership in power and wide-bandgap technologies

Infineon’s silicon, silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) solutions combine high efficiency with exceptional power density. They enable compact, lightweight propulsion systems that help extend flight range and increase payload capacity.

Built for quality-critical applications

Drawing on decades of automotive expertise, Infineon supports fail-operational architectures with components designed to meet ASIL B and ASIL D requirements. Proven quality and consistent performance provide a strong foundation for demanding eVTOL designs and future aviation certification pathways.

Why Infineon solutions for eVTOLs?

  • Complete system portfolio
  • Leading Si, SiC, and GaN power technologies
  • Deep safety and application expertise
  • High power density for compact, lightweight designs
Infineon's quality culture
We build quality into our products.

Efficient motor control solutions for high performance eVTOLs

Efficient motor control is essential to high-performance eVTOL designs. Propulsion systems must handle rapidly changing operating conditions—from peak power during take-off and landing to sustained, lower loads in cruise. Infineon’s portfolio delivers the power density, thermal performance, precise control and protection required for compact, lightweight and reliable electric propulsion units.

Key products and benefits:

  • CoolSiC™ MOSFETs and power modules: support high switching frequencies and superior thermal performance, enabling smaller, lighter and more power-dense motors and inverters. Baseplate-less modules further reduce system size and weight, while high-frequency operation allows smaller passive components
  • EiceDRIVER™ gate driver ICs: drive silicon and wide-bandgap power devices while providing advanced protection features for reliable inverter operation
  • XENSIV™ current sensors: deliver the accuracy and bandwidth needed for precise, responsive motor control
  • AURIX™ 32-bit TriCore™ microcontrollers and OPTIREG™ PMIC: perform real-time motor control, PWM generation, diagnostics and safety functions while supporting secure communication
AURIX™ 32-bit TriCore™ MCU for motor control
Enhance system efficiency with CoolSiC™

Safe control and sensing solutions for eVTOL navigation

Flight control and navigation systems manage aircraft positioning, stabilization and trajectory while processing sensor data and supporting real-time decisions. Infineon’s microcontrollers, sensors and connectivity solutions provide the precision, reliability and secure communication required for safe eVTOL flight control.

Key products and benefits:

  • AURIX™ microcontrollers: automotive-grade multicore architectures execute flight algorithms, real-time control, diagnostics and safety monitoring for complex applications, including autonomous flight
  • CAN transceivers and BRIGHTLANE™ Ethernet solutions: enable reliable, automotive-grade wired communication between onboard systems
  • XENSIV™ barometric pressure sensors: provide precise detection of altitude and height stability, including vertical speed estimation
  • XENSIV™ radar sensors: supply complementary environmental and positioning data for assisted and autonomous flight
  • OPTIGA™ security solutions help protect data and onboard connected systems

System benefits:

  • Smooth, stable and responsive flight control
  • Precise altitude and positioning data
  • Scalable solutions for diverse eVTOL platforms
XENSIV™ barometric pressure sensors
XENSIV™ radar sensors

Extend eVTOL flight time with advanced battery management solutions

Extending flight time while minimizing weight is a key challenge in eVTOL design. Infineon’s battery monitoring and management solutions help maximize usable energy, improve efficiency and support reliable operation throughout every flight.

Infineon's key products for Battery Management Systems (BMS):

  • Battery monitoring and balancing ICs: provide accurate multi-cell voltage measurement, cell balancing and state-of-charge data to optimize battery performance and reliability
  • Battery protection solutions: smart high-side and low-side switches support relay control, while CoolSiC™ MOSFETs and the latest CoolSiC™ JFET technology enable efficient battery isolation and protection. In high-current applications, semiconductor-based solutions can replace conventional main contactors, precharge circuits and melting fuses, helping reduce system size and weight

Together, these technologies help extend flight time, simplify power-system design and improve overall eVTOL reliability. Infineon enables safe and efficient battery management and protection from cell monitoring to high-voltage isolation.

Battery monitoring and balancing
Solid State Relays (SSR) and contactors

Reliable and safety-certified technologies for eVTOLs

Functional safety is essential for reliable eVTOL operation across every flight phase and fault condition. Infineon enables fail-operational architectures by supporting redundancy at every level, including batteries, inverters, motors, and propellers—eliminating single points of failure.

Key benefits:

  • AURIX™ microcontrollers, EiceDRIVER™ gate drivers and XENSIV™ sensors are Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL)-compliant, combine automotive-grade quality with advanced diagnostics and real-time monitoring for safety-critical designs
  • AURIX™ MCUs are designed for support ASIL-D (the highest) and suitable for early fault detection and mitigation.
  • With proven quality, very low defect rates, and extensive qualification standards (e.g., AEC-Q100, AQG324), Infineon solutions boast robust reliability, potentially easing the pathways to aviation certification
  • Infineon supports customers from requirements capture and risk assessment to certification alignment and close design-in collaboration - for solutions that meet the most stringent requirments

Combined with deep system expertise, Infineon helps accelerate the development of safe, scalable and certification-ready eVTOLs.

AURIX™ MCU for safety certification in aerospace
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