EiceDRIVER™ APD gate driver ICs | Automotive power distribution

Smart high-side gate driver ICs for 12 V/ 24 V/ 48 V automotive power distribution

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Overview

Infineon's EiceDRIVER™ APD gate driver ICs plus MOSFETs are designed to replace relays and standard fuses and provide additional protection and diagnostic functions. Their usage increases the reliability of the power distribution system. Thanks to fast fault isolation in less than 100 µs, additional diagnostics, and improved protection functions, e.g. integrated wire protection.

Key Features

  • Up to 105 V operating voltage
  • Up to 2 channels
  • Driving multiple parallel MOSFETs
  • Fast switch off within few µs
  • Automotive Qualified, AEC-Q100
  • PRO-SIL™ ISO 26262-compliant
  • Integrated protection & diagnosis
  • SPI interface available
  • Wire protection available
  • Back-to-Back structures support
  • Low supply current consumptions

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About gate driver ICs for automotive power distribution

Infineon's automotive gate driver ICs for automotive power distribution can address various applications from today's distributed, through central domain oriented to centralized zonal E/E architectures. EiceDRIVER™ APD together with Infineon automotive MOSFETs combine the function of a relay and a fuse but with much better performance in terms of response time, shutdown accuracy, power consumption, and diagnostic capabilities. Gate driver ICs plus MOSFETs are typically used once higher load currents need to be switched or more design flexibility is requested.

Automotive MOSFET
Gate driver IC family for automotive power distribution

Infineon's gate driver IC family for automotive power distribution support different board voltages from 12 V, 24 V, and/or 48 V. The EiceDRIVER™ APD products have either 1 or 2 gate output channels. These products are characterized by the ability to drive multiple MOSFETs in parallel and have simultaneous switching times in the µs range, which significantly improves the board net reliability compared to classic fuses. With the low power consumption, they offer a further advantage compared to a relay. In addition to this, these products offer different protection mechanisms (e.g., wire protection) and diagnostic possibilities.

ISO 26262 - Dependable electronics based on Functional Safety (FuSa)

With Infineon’s EiceDRIVER™ APD gate drivers ICs designers are well prepared for today and upcoming challenges of the automotive electronic/electrical (E/E) architectures which demand components that meet the requirements for PRO-SIL™ ISO 26262-compliant and PRO-SIL™ ISO 26262-ready classifications used in fail-safe and available as also in fail-operational power distribution systems. 

To get access to the PRO-SIL™ ISO 26262 documentation, please register for myinfineon.com with your company e-mail address. Get in touch with your respective distribution or sales contact to request the elevation of your myInfineon account to partner status. This is required for access to our MyICP portal for download.

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ISO 26262 - Functional Safety (FuSa)
EiceDRIVER™ APD design support

Infineon offers a range of design-in materials, which include application notes, evaluation boards, PCB design data, simulation models, and also online simulations. Those materials could be found on each product page in chapter "Design Support". In addition, we offer a dedicated tool suite for smart power switches and gate driver ICs for automotive power distribution.

Infineon's smart power switches and gate driver tool suite supports system architects and hardware designers from the idea to the realization. This suite allows the user to select the right smart power switch or gate driver IC for a specific load using one of the “Finder & Selection” tools. Together with the different “Simulation & Modeling” tools, various application scenarios can be simulated for the respective product. The results can be documented in the report tool and verified with the “Configuration” tools plus the corresponding evaluation boards.

Facing a design challenge? The Infineon developer community is available 24/7 for you to connect and network with engineers across the globe. Get help from Infineon support engineers, and expert members to solve your design challenges anytime and from anywhere.

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Developer community
Infineon Smart Power longevity program

Find information relating to the planned long-term availability of semiconductor products “Longevity” for Automotive Smart Power products.

About gate driver ICs for automotive power distribution

Infineon's automotive gate driver ICs for automotive power distribution can address various applications from today's distributed, through central domain oriented to centralized zonal E/E architectures. EiceDRIVER™ APD together with Infineon automotive MOSFETs combine the function of a relay and a fuse but with much better performance in terms of response time, shutdown accuracy, power consumption, and diagnostic capabilities. Gate driver ICs plus MOSFETs are typically used once higher load currents need to be switched or more design flexibility is requested.

Automotive MOSFET

Gate driver IC family for automotive power distribution

Infineon's gate driver IC family for automotive power distribution support different board voltages from 12 V, 24 V, and/or 48 V. The EiceDRIVER™ APD products have either 1 or 2 gate output channels. These products are characterized by the ability to drive multiple MOSFETs in parallel and have simultaneous switching times in the µs range, which significantly improves the board net reliability compared to classic fuses. With the low power consumption, they offer a further advantage compared to a relay. In addition to this, these products offer different protection mechanisms (e.g., wire protection) and diagnostic possibilities.

ISO 26262 - Dependable electronics based on Functional Safety (FuSa)

With Infineon’s EiceDRIVER™ APD gate drivers ICs designers are well prepared for today and upcoming challenges of the automotive electronic/electrical (E/E) architectures which demand components that meet the requirements for PRO-SIL™ ISO 26262-compliant and PRO-SIL™ ISO 26262-ready classifications used in fail-safe and available as also in fail-operational power distribution systems. 

To get access to the PRO-SIL™ ISO 26262 documentation, please register for myinfineon.com with your company e-mail address. Get in touch with your respective distribution or sales contact to request the elevation of your myInfineon account to partner status. This is required for access to our MyICP portal for download.

Register on MyInfineon
ISO 26262 - Functional Safety (FuSa)

EiceDRIVER™ APD design support

Infineon offers a range of design-in materials, which include application notes, evaluation boards, PCB design data, simulation models, and also online simulations. Those materials could be found on each product page in chapter "Design Support". In addition, we offer a dedicated tool suite for smart power switches and gate driver ICs for automotive power distribution.

Infineon's smart power switches and gate driver tool suite supports system architects and hardware designers from the idea to the realization. This suite allows the user to select the right smart power switch or gate driver IC for a specific load using one of the “Finder & Selection” tools. Together with the different “Simulation & Modeling” tools, various application scenarios can be simulated for the respective product. The results can be documented in the report tool and verified with the “Configuration” tools plus the corresponding evaluation boards.

Facing a design challenge? The Infineon developer community is available 24/7 for you to connect and network with engineers across the globe. Get help from Infineon support engineers, and expert members to solve your design challenges anytime and from anywhere.

Tool suite
Developer community

Infineon Smart Power longevity program

Find information relating to the planned long-term availability of semiconductor products “Longevity” for Automotive Smart Power products.

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