Infineon Technologies Inc. (FSE code: IFX/OTCQX code: IFNNY) recently announced the launch of a new series of high-voltage discrete devices, CoolGaN ™ The 650 V G5 transistor series further enriches Infineon's gallium nitride (GaN) product portfolio. The new product series has a wide range of applications, including USB-C adapters and chargers, lighting, televisions, data centers, telecommunications rectifiers, consumer and industrial switch mode power supplies (SMPS), renewable energy, and motor drives in household appliances.
Latest generation CoolGaN ™ Transistors can directly replace CoolGaN ™ The 600 V G1 transistor enables rapid redesign of existing platforms. The new device has improved its performance indicators to ensure competitive switching performance for key applications. Compared with the main similar products and Infineon's previous product series, CoolGaN ™ The energy stored in the output capacitor of the 650 V G5 transistor (Eoss) has decreased by up to 50%, and the drain source charge (Qoss) and gate charge (Qg) have both decreased by up to 60%. With these characteristics, the new device exhibits excellent efficiency in both hard switch and soft switch applications. Compared with traditional semiconductor technology, its power loss is significantly reduced, which can be reduced by 20% -60% depending on specific usage situations.
These advantages enable the series of devices to operate at extremely low power consumption at high frequencies, thus possessing excellent power density. CoolGaN ™ The 650 V G5 transistor makes SMPS applications smaller, lighter, or increases output power range within specified external dimensions.
This new series of high-voltage transistor products offers multiple RDS (on) packaging combinations. Ten RDS (on) level products adopt various SMD packages, such as ThinPAK 5x6, DFN 8x8, TOLL, and TOLT. All products are produced on high-performance 8-inch production lines in Filach, Austria and Kulin, Malaysia. In the future, CoolGaN ™ Transition to a 12 inch production line. This will enable Infineon to further expand its CoolGaN ™ Capacity and ensure a robust supply chain in the GaN power market. Yole Group predicts that by 2029, the market size will reach $2 billion.
Supply situation
Currently, CoolGaN can be ordered from Infineon ™ The 650 V G5 transistor product series will open e-commerce ordering channels in the coming weeks. For more information, please visit www.infineon.com/gan.
