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Power Integrations Launches SCALE EV: Automotive-Qualified IGBT/SiC Module Driver Family; Targets Bus, Truck and Con-Ag EVs
Compact driver board features reinforced isolation, ASIL B/C certification NUREMBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- PCIM Europe – Power Integrations (NASDAQ:
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCompact driver board features reinforced isolation, ASIL B/C certification\n\n NUREMBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nPCIM Europe – Power Integrations (NASDAQ: POWI), the leader in gate driver technology for medium- and high-voltage inverter applications, today announced the SCALETM EV family of gate-driver boards for Infineon EconoDUALTM modules. Suitable for original, clone and new SiC variants, the driver targets high-power automotive and traction inverters for EV, hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles including buses and trucks as well as construction, mining and agricultural equipment.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220510005262/en/Power Integrations launches SCALE EV: automotive-qualified IGBT/SiC module driver family; targets bus, truck and con-ag EVs. (Graphic: Business Wire)\nSCALE EV board-level gate drivers incorporate two reinforced gate-drive channels, associated power supplies and monitoring telemetry. The new boards are automotive-qualified and ASIL B certified, enabling implementation of ASIL C traction inverter designs. The first SCALE EV family member to be released is the 2SP0215F2Q0C, designed for the EconoDUAL 900 A 1200-volt IGBT half-bridge module.\n\nPeter Vaughan, director of automotive business development at Power Integrations, said: \"Gate-driver design is critical to both the performance and reliability of electric vehicles. By offering a product where the development, testing and qualification plus ASIL certification have already been done, we are dramatically reducing development time and cost.\"\n\nThe high level of integration provided by innovative new driver ICs enables the entire driver board, including gate power, to fit onto the outline of the power module, while still providing the spacing necessary for reinforced isolation according to the IEC 60664 standard. The ASIC package provides 11.4 mm of creepage and clearance, specifically designed to meet the requirements for 800‑volt vehicle system voltages. Input and output lines to the system microcontroller are connected via two independent on-board connectors to meet functional safety requirements. A single 5 V supply per channel is required, with other isolated voltages being generated on the board itself.\n\nThe SCALE EV gate-driver family is rated at 1200 V for 400-v...