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Power Integrations’ 1700 V Switcher IC Delivers Reliability and Space-Saving Benefits in 800 V BEVs
Performance of InnoSwitch™3-AQ flyback IC demonstrated in new reference designs featuring wide-creepage package NUREMBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PCIM
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nPerformance of InnoSwitch™3-AQ flyback IC demonstrated in new reference designs featuring wide-creepage package\n\n NUREMBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nPCIM 2025 – Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI), the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced five new reference designs targeting 800 V automotive applications based on the company’s 1700 V InnoSwitch™3-AQ flyback switcher ICs. Spanning power levels from 16 W to 120 W, the designs leverage both wound and low-profile planar transformers and target automotive applications such as DC-DC bus conversion, inverter emergency power, battery management and power supplies for auxiliary systems. The designs feature Power Integrations’ new wide-creepage InSOP™-28G package, which supports 1000 VDC on the primary side while providing appropriate creepage and clearance between pins in pollution degree 2 environments.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250506722542/en/The InnoSwitch3-AQ IC, featuring a 1700 V silicon-carbide (SiC) switch, is an ideal solution for 800 V vehicles, simplifying manufacturing while enhancing overall system performance and reliability.\n“The new InSOP™-28G package, with its wide 5.1 mm drain-to-source pin creepage distance, addresses the critical need for enhanced safety and reliability in high-voltage applications,” said Mike Stroka, product marketing engineer at Power Integrations. “It provides sufficient isolation that conformal coating can be eliminated, saving a manufacturing process step and associated qualification effort. The InnoSwitch3-AQ IC, featuring a 1700 V silicon-carbide (SiC) switch, is an ideal solution for 800 V vehicles, simplifying manufacturing while enhancing overall system performance and reliability.”\n\nAvailable from www.power.com, the following reference designs are all isolated flyback converters based on the 1700 V-rated CV/CC InnoSwitch3-AQ switcher ICs. The three reference designs kits (RDKs) and two design example reports (DERs) are:\n\n\nRDK-994Q — 35 W ultra-low-profile traction inverter gate-drive or emergency power supply with 40-1000 VDC input and 24 V output;\n\n\nRDK-1039Q — 18 W power supply with planar transformer for traction inverter gate driver or emergency power supply;\n\n\nRDK-1054Q — 12...