GaN with integrated driver
CoolGaN™ Drive - integrates gallium nitride transistors with intelligent gate drivers and current sense
The CoolGaN™ Drive product family builds on the CoolGaN™ Transistor technology and adds an extra benefit to your design by combining it with intelligent gate drivers. The solutions include single switches and half-bridge integrated driver options to suit every need.
- Integrated gate driver
- Protection features
- High power density
- Reduced bill of materials
- Half-bridge configuration
- Built-in bootstrap diode
- Top-side cooled packages
- Easy to design CoolGaN™
Infineon's CoolGaN™ Drive family is a range of integrated transistors with gate drivers that offer a comprehensive solution for various applications. The family includes single-switch and half-bridge integrated driver options, building on Infineon's reliable CoolGaN™ Transistor technology while combining it with intelligent gate drivers for the highest efficiency. This integration enables a robust and high-performing portfolio of products that offer ease-of-use and faster time-to-market.
The characteristics of CoolGaN™ Drive products make them suitable for high-performance applications, such as telecom and data center power supply units, intermediate BUS converters, motor drives, robotics and solar applications. Features like the bootstrap diodes, lossless current sense, and adjustable turn-on and turn-off dv/dt enable the highest performance and efficient operation in various applications, making the CoolGaN™ Drive products the perfect choice for your next project.
Infineon's family of GaN with integrated drivers offers several benefits to system designers and manufacturers, to ease their job while designing devices with highest efficiency and best cost.
The high power density of these solutions enables the achievement of highest efficiency, leading to system weight reduction, which is one of the main customer needs. Furthermore, the integration of multiple components into a single package reduces the bill of materials (BoM), resulting in cost savings, making it again appealing to the customers. Finally, the increased efficiency and reduced component count of CoolGaN™ Drive solutions contribute to reducing the carbon footprint and driving decarbonization and digitalization.
