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TI Delivers Robust Single- and Dual-Channel Gate Drivers for Automotive Applications

Offers fast propagation delays

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced six, AEC-Q100-qualified gate drivers with industry’s fastest propagation delays of less than 15 nanoseconds.

The UCC275xx-Q1 family of single- and dual-channel gate drivers provides the highest power efficiency, reliability and flexibility compared to existing solutions for automotive applications, such as powertrain, bi-directional converters (12- to 48-V and 12- to 400-V input), onboard charging, traction inverters, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), safety, headlamps and instrumentation clusters.

Demanding requirements to improve fuel efficiency mean automotive systems must shrink in size, lowering the overall weight of the vehicle. The ultra-low propagation delays in the UCC275xx-Q1 family help automotive systems efficiently switch power electronics at high frequencies to maintain a small footprint and reduce overall vehicle weight. The wide temperature range of -40°C to 140°C and negative input voltage of -5 V enables handling of ground bouncing experienced in harsh environments.

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