Motor drivers

MOTIX™ and iMOTION™ for efficient and reliable motor control systems in automotive, consumer and industrial applications.

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What are the types of motor drivers?

Whether you're working with brushed DC, brushless DC, servo or stepper motors, Infineon offers you the right solution:

MOTIX™ for low-voltage motor control (12 - 60V):

  • Discrete motor gate drivers
  • Single and multi half-bridge as well as full-bridge ICs with MOSFETs integrated
  • Driver ICs with power supply & communication interface
  • Fully integrated system solutions based on Arm® Cortex®-M
  • Software, qualified according to industry standards

iMOTION™ integrates all hardware & software functions for the control of high-voltage 3-phase motors (< 600V). Based on Infineon’s patented motion control engine (MCE) different hardware integration levels are available:

  • Integrated motor control
  • Integrated motor driver
  • Integrated power module

  What does a motor driver do?

Brushed and brushless motor drivers “drive” motors by delivering the appropriate voltage, current, and pulse width modulation (PWM) signals to regulate motor operation. Infineon’s smart motor drivers offer a diverse and broad product portfolio ranging from discrete gate drivers to fully integrated system solutions including advanced technologies like the motion control engine (MCE) or adaptive MOSFET control (AMC).

More about MOTIX™
More about iMOTION
How MOTIX™ addresses challenges in automotive applications?

With manufacturers focusing on the comfort and safety of passengers as well as the ecological footprint of vehicles, the number of small electric motors needed in a car continues to increase, for example:

  • Hybrid and electric vehicles demand comprehensive cooling & HVAC systems
  • Self-driving vehicles offer greater passenger comfort
  • New innovative system approaches like “by-wire-systems” require more electric components.

To enable these functionalities, efficient, safe, reliable and cost-effective semiconductors are needed. Our MOTIX™ motor control solutions for automotive applications address these requirements. MOTIX™ supports trends like functional safety, higher voltage requirements up to 48 V, and new architectures like zonal concepts in software-defined vehicles.

Our versatile automotive-qualified MOTIX™ portfolio of motor drivers offers full flexibility to select the best-fit components:

  • Integration levels: From gate driver ICs to system solutions.
  • Motor types: Brushed and brushless DC motors, servo motors, stepper motors.
  • Application scope: Requirements of all small electric motors in a car

Functional safety: ISO 26262-ready, up to ASIL D certified.

Automotive 12 V & 48 V motor control
Explore motor control in automotive applications
iMOTION™ & MOTIX™ motor driver for industrial & consumer applications

iMOTION™ integrated motor control solutions for high-voltage applications (< 600 V)

iMOTION™ products are offered in several integration levels including hardware as well as software. The hardware integration comprises stand-alone motor controllers, motor controllers with integrated gate drivers (SmartDriver) and fully integrated inverters-in-a-package (SmartIPM). In terms of software, Infineon offers full turnkey solutions

Low-voltage motor control up to 60 V with MOTIX™

Designed for maximum flexibility and high performance, Infineon’s MOTIX™ 6EDL7141 and 6EDL7151 3-phase gate driver ICs are tailored for applications such as cordless power tools, gardening products, and automated guided vehicles. MOTIX™ IMD700A and IMD701A are fully programmable  motor control SiP (system-in-package) solutions integrating the XMC1404 microcontroller with the 6EDL7141 3-phase gate driver IC in one package.

For DC motor control applications Infineon offers the MOTIX™ single half- and full-bridge ICs IFX007 and IFX9201. 

See also EiceDRIVER™ gate driver ICs
What components are required for a complete motor control design?

Infineon is your trusted partner and one-stop shop motor control solutions. With MOTIX™ we offer the industry's broadest portfolio of low-voltage motor driver. 

For high-voltage motor control, Infineon offers iMOTION integrated motor control as well as EiceDRIVER™ gate driver ICs. The latter provides a comprehensive portfolio with a variety of configurations, voltage classes, isolation levels, protection features, and package options.

To build a full system solution for motor control, Infineon’s complementary products are perfectly aligned with the motor driver and gate driver:

OPTIREG™ power supply ICs

Transceivers

XENSIV™ sensors 

OptiMOS™ MOSFETs

Microcontrollers (AURIX™, TRAVEO™, PSoC™)

Explore our microcontroller offering

PSOC™ Control, a family of Arm® Cortex-M33 MCUs, is designed for home appliances, industrial drives, robots, LEVs, and HVAC systems. For automotive needs, we offer the 32-bit AURIX™ TriCore™ and TRAVEO™ MCUs, ideal for motor control.

Learn more about Infineon’s microcontroller
Explore the OPTIMOS™ MOSFETs portfolio
Which hardware and software design support is available for Infineon’s motor driver? 

Infineon is your dependable partner for high-quality motor driver with longevity, ensuring for many products supply security through our multi-site approach. To accelerate your time-to-market and reduce development effort, we offer comprehensive design-in support, including:

  • Device Driver and AUTOSAR conform Complex Device Driver allow easy and quick ECU software integration and evaluation of MOTIX™ and EiceDRIVER™ motor drivers
  • Motor control example implementations including FOC, multi-motor and safe motor control solutions, featured by MOTIX™ Solution Designer
  • Tools and utilities for device configuration, simulation & modeling, SW parameterization, motor parameter identification, analyzing memory usage, device programming, runtime signal monitoring, tuning and tracing  
  • Design files, simulation models  
  • Evaluation boards
  • Training videos (online courses)
  • Extensive documentation
  • Worldwide partner network for engineering services and software support
  • Comprehensive support infrastructure

Visit the product pages or explore  software and tools in the Infineon Developer Center! 

MOTIX™ Software & Tools
Ask the community
Secure your designs with a strong and reliable partner.

Infineon delivers robust, rigorously tested components engineered to last and perform in any condition. Driven by continuous innovation and agile, efficient manufacturing, we ship high-quality solutions fast to keep you ahead of the competition.

Infineon’s Longevity Program — product availability you can count on. 

Infineon’s Longevity Program

What are the types of motor drivers?

Whether you're working with brushed DC, brushless DC, servo or stepper motors, Infineon offers you the right solution:

MOTIX™ for low-voltage motor control (12 - 60V):

  • Discrete motor gate drivers
  • Single and multi half-bridge as well as full-bridge ICs with MOSFETs integrated
  • Driver ICs with power supply & communication interface
  • Fully integrated system solutions based on Arm® Cortex®-M
  • Software, qualified according to industry standards

iMOTION™ integrates all hardware & software functions for the control of high-voltage 3-phase motors (< 600V). Based on Infineon’s patented motion control engine (MCE) different hardware integration levels are available:

  • Integrated motor control
  • Integrated motor driver
  • Integrated power module

  What does a motor driver do?

Brushed and brushless motor drivers “drive” motors by delivering the appropriate voltage, current, and pulse width modulation (PWM) signals to regulate motor operation. Infineon’s smart motor drivers offer a diverse and broad product portfolio ranging from discrete gate drivers to fully integrated system solutions including advanced technologies like the motion control engine (MCE) or adaptive MOSFET control (AMC).

More about MOTIX™
More about iMOTION

How MOTIX™ addresses challenges in automotive applications?

With manufacturers focusing on the comfort and safety of passengers as well as the ecological footprint of vehicles, the number of small electric motors needed in a car continues to increase, for example:

  • Hybrid and electric vehicles demand comprehensive cooling & HVAC systems
  • Self-driving vehicles offer greater passenger comfort
  • New innovative system approaches like “by-wire-systems” require more electric components.

To enable these functionalities, efficient, safe, reliable and cost-effective semiconductors are needed. Our MOTIX™ motor control solutions for automotive applications address these requirements. MOTIX™ supports trends like functional safety, higher voltage requirements up to 48 V, and new architectures like zonal concepts in software-defined vehicles.

Our versatile automotive-qualified MOTIX™ portfolio of motor drivers offers full flexibility to select the best-fit components:

  • Integration levels: From gate driver ICs to system solutions.
  • Motor types: Brushed and brushless DC motors, servo motors, stepper motors.
  • Application scope: Requirements of all small electric motors in a car

Functional safety: ISO 26262-ready, up to ASIL D certified.

Automotive 12 V & 48 V motor control
Explore motor control in automotive applications

iMOTION™ & MOTIX™ motor driver for industrial & consumer applications

iMOTION™ integrated motor control solutions for high-voltage applications (< 600 V)

iMOTION™ products are offered in several integration levels including hardware as well as software. The hardware integration comprises stand-alone motor controllers, motor controllers with integrated gate drivers (SmartDriver) and fully integrated inverters-in-a-package (SmartIPM). In terms of software, Infineon offers full turnkey solutions

Low-voltage motor control up to 60 V with MOTIX™

Designed for maximum flexibility and high performance, Infineon’s MOTIX™ 6EDL7141 and 6EDL7151 3-phase gate driver ICs are tailored for applications such as cordless power tools, gardening products, and automated guided vehicles. MOTIX™ IMD700A and IMD701A are fully programmable  motor control SiP (system-in-package) solutions integrating the XMC1404 microcontroller with the 6EDL7141 3-phase gate driver IC in one package.

For DC motor control applications Infineon offers the MOTIX™ single half- and full-bridge ICs IFX007 and IFX9201. 

See also EiceDRIVER™ gate driver ICs

What components are required for a complete motor control design?

Infineon is your trusted partner and one-stop shop motor control solutions. With MOTIX™ we offer the industry's broadest portfolio of low-voltage motor driver. 

For high-voltage motor control, Infineon offers iMOTION integrated motor control as well as EiceDRIVER™ gate driver ICs. The latter provides a comprehensive portfolio with a variety of configurations, voltage classes, isolation levels, protection features, and package options.

To build a full system solution for motor control, Infineon’s complementary products are perfectly aligned with the motor driver and gate driver:

OPTIREG™ power supply ICs

Transceivers

XENSIV™ sensors 

OptiMOS™ MOSFETs

Microcontrollers (AURIX™, TRAVEO™, PSoC™)

Explore our microcontroller offering

PSOC™ Control, a family of Arm® Cortex-M33 MCUs, is designed for home appliances, industrial drives, robots, LEVs, and HVAC systems. For automotive needs, we offer the 32-bit AURIX™ TriCore™ and TRAVEO™ MCUs, ideal for motor control.

Learn more about Infineon’s microcontroller
Explore the OPTIMOS™ MOSFETs portfolio

Which hardware and software design support is available for Infineon’s motor driver? 

Infineon is your dependable partner for high-quality motor driver with longevity, ensuring for many products supply security through our multi-site approach. To accelerate your time-to-market and reduce development effort, we offer comprehensive design-in support, including:

  • Device Driver and AUTOSAR conform Complex Device Driver allow easy and quick ECU software integration and evaluation of MOTIX™ and EiceDRIVER™ motor drivers
  • Motor control example implementations including FOC, multi-motor and safe motor control solutions, featured by MOTIX™ Solution Designer
  • Tools and utilities for device configuration, simulation & modeling, SW parameterization, motor parameter identification, analyzing memory usage, device programming, runtime signal monitoring, tuning and tracing  
  • Design files, simulation models  
  • Evaluation boards
  • Training videos (online courses)
  • Extensive documentation
  • Worldwide partner network for engineering services and software support
  • Comprehensive support infrastructure

Visit the product pages or explore  software and tools in the Infineon Developer Center! 

MOTIX™ Software & Tools
Ask the community

Secure your designs with a strong and reliable partner.

Infineon delivers robust, rigorously tested components engineered to last and perform in any condition. Driven by continuous innovation and agile, efficient manufacturing, we ship high-quality solutions fast to keep you ahead of the competition.

Infineon’s Longevity Program — product availability you can count on. 

Infineon’s Longevity Program

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