2024 World Electronics Achievement Awards / Infineon Technologies / CoolGaN™ Bidirectional Switch (BDS)
Infineon Technologies
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CoolGaN™ Bidirectional Switch (BDS)
Candidate for:2024 World Electronics Achievement Awards - Power Semiconductor/Driver
The CoolGaN™ BDS high voltage will be available at 650 V and 850 V and feature a true normally-off monolithic bi-directional switch with four modes of operation. Based on the gate injection transistor (GIT) technology, the devices have two separate gates with substrate terminal and independent isolated control. They utilize the same drift region to block voltages in both directions with outstanding performance under repetitive short-circuit conditions. Applications can benefit by using one BDS instead of four conventional transistors, resulting in higher efficiency, density, and reliability. Furthermore, significant cost savings are achieved. The devices optimize performance in the replacement of back-to-back switches in single-phase H4 PFC and HERIC inverters and three-phase Vienna rectifiers. Additional implementations include single-stage AC power conversion in AC/DC or DC/AC topologies.
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