STMicro Brings SPI Control to Three-Phase Brushless Motor Gate Drivers


https://www.electronics-lab.com/news/stmicro-brings-spi-control-to-three-phase-brushless-motor-gate-drivers/

ST's latest SPI-configurable gate drivers target battery-powered tools and appliances with sub-100nA standby current and integrated analog front-ends.

Fundamentals of MOSFET and IGBT Gate Driver Circuits


https://www.electronics-lab.com/news/fundamentals-mosfet-igbt-gate-driver-circuits/

The main purpose of this application report is to demonstrate a systematic approach to design high-performance gate drive circuits for high-speed switching applications. It is an informative collection of topics offering a “one-stop-shopping” to solve the most common design challenges. Therefore, it should be of interest to power electronics engineers at all levels of experience. […]

650 V half-bridge SOI driver families with integrated bootstrap diodes offers superior robustness


https://www.electronics-lab.com/news/650-v-half-bridge-soi-driver-families-integrated-bootstrap-diodes-offers-superior-robustness/

Infineon Technologies AG broadens its EiceDRIVER™ portfolio with the 650 V half-bridge gate drivers based on Infineon’s unique silicon on insulator (SOI) technology. The products provide leading negative transient voltage immunity, monolithic integration of a real bootstrap diode, and superior latch-up immunity for MOSFET and IGBT based inverter applications. These unique features enable more robust […]