EDN

Gate driver ICs integrate bootstrap functionality, advanced input filtering

El Segundo, Calif. — International Rectifier (IR) has introduced the IRS2336xD 600-V three-phase gate driver ICs with integrated bootstrap functionality for appliance motor control, servo drives, ...
EDN

Design and Application Guide of Bootstrap Circuit for High-Voltage Gate-Drive IC

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate a systematic approach to design high-performance bootstrap gate drive circuits for high-frequency, high-power, and high-efficiency switching applications ...
Electronics Weekly

Isolate GaN gate driver needs no high-side bootstrap

Allegro MicroSystems has created an isolated gate driver IC for GaN power transistors that has no need for high-side bootstrapping nor the provision of a secondary side drive supply voltage. Instead, ...
Electronic Design

Three-Phase 600V Drivers Integrate Bootstrap Functionality

Packing bootstrap functionality, the IRS2336xD 600V three-phase protected gate drivers find employment in motor control, servo drives, micro-inverter drives, and a range of general-purpose ...
Electronic Design

Unique Driver Architecture Enhances GaN-Based Isolated Power-Supply Designs

GaN (gallium nitride) E-HEMTs (High Electron Mobility Transistors) have altered the dynamics of power electronics in consumer electronics, datacenters, industrial motors, appliances, and ...
Electronics Weekly

Galvanically isolated gate driver for GaN transistors

STMicroelectronics has created its first galvanically isolated gate driver for GaN transistors. Called STGAP2GS the wide body SO-8W packaged single-channel driver can work with rails up to 1.2kV. The ...