In power electronics and the semiconductor market, the system approach is gaining momentum. To support this trend, Infineon has introduced a pretested industrial reference design which reduces the time to market significantly.

Infineon and Panasonic have signed an agreement for the joint development and production of the second generation (Gen2) of their gallium nitride (GaN) technology, claiming to offer higher efficiency and power density levels. The performance and reliability combined with the capability of 8" GaN-on-Si wafer production mark Infineon’s strategic outreach to the growing demand for GaN power semiconductors. In accordance with market r...

Class-D audio high-power amplifiers have succeeded in professional and high-end consumer markets by offering a combination of small size, low heat dissipation, high integration, and good sound. Efficiency is considered a strong point of the class-D topology; which could be the key to eliminating the bulky heatsinks needed by traditional analog amplifiers, thus permitting smaller, more lightweight solutions. Their smaller size delivers p...

Infineon Technologies and Robert Bosch  are launching a new low-loss diode called Active Rectifying Diode for light vehicle generators. It enables an increase in generator efficiency of up to eight percent compared to conventional power conversion methods and facilitates generators to qualify as eco-innovations as defined by the EU. Deploying the new diode can reduce the CO2 emissions of a car by up to 1.8g/km. Since it can replace stan...

Coordinated by Infineon Technologies AG, the research project Design methods and hardware/software co-verification for the unique identifiability of electronic components has begun operations. 12 partners from the research and academic sectors as well as from electronics and end user industries are working together to develop a holistic security concept for the Internet of Things. The VE-VIDES goal is to already systematically identify poten...

What if your everyday eyeglasses became the next media for augmented reality applications? What if every car could display valuable data on the whole windshield to securely guide you through the traffic? The new MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) scanner solution from Infineon Technologies, comprising a MEMS mirror and MEMS driver, allows completely new product designs. Its miniature size and low power consumption are the basis for making au...

GaN brings efficiency advantages compared with silicon, say Giuseppe Bernacchia, senior principal application engineer and Moshe Domb, director application engineering at Infineon Technologies

It is often the case that when components are targeted at large currents and voltages the amount of applications that they can be used in shrinks.

Infineon introduces industry’s first USB PD 3.1 high-voltage microcontroller with higher wattage support

Space-grade field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) require reliable, high-density non-volatile memories that contain their boot configurations. To address the growing need for high-reliability memories, Infineon has announced a high-density radiation-tolerant (RadTol) NOR Flash memory products qualified to MIL-PRF-38535’s QML-V flow (QML-V Equivalent). The QML-V flow is the highest quality and reliability standard certification for aerospac...

Cost-effective dimmable and intelligent LED systems are expected to increase the market share disproportionately in the coming years. Introducing the ICL8800, ICL8810 and ICL8820 single-stage flyback LED controllers for constant output voltages, Infineon Technologies has addressed the need of LED driver manufacturers in this regard.

Convenient Security: A research report by ABI Research has projected the market for biometric smart cards to be reaching 353 million pieces per year by 2025 globally as an optimistic scenario. Allowing card manufacturers to address this new growing market segment, Infineon Technologies and IDEX Biometrics ASA have announced a reference design for the next generation biometric smart card architecture.

Today, practically any everyday object can be enriched with smart functions to make life easier. Using system solutions from Infineon, Deed, a deep tech startup from Turin, Italy, has been able to create a screenless yet feature-rich wearable. The get bracelet interprets human gestures and uses biometric data to pick up a call or to make payments.

TomTom GO Discover, developed by TomTom is one of the quickest and most powerful satnavs on the market today. The satnav with its five, six and seven-inch display leverages the AIROC CYW43455 WiFi and Bluetooth combo chip from Infineon Technologies.

The latest phone designs focus on solutions that allow a full-screen display and avoid the notch, punch-hole cameras, or bezels without compromising on quality or performance. Infineon Technologies together with its Time-of-Flight (ToF) partner pmdtechnologies and ArcSoft are developing a turnkey solution that allows a ToF camera to work under the display of commercial smartphones.

With the innovative TO-Leadless (TOLL) package, Infineon now offers two new OptiMOS power MOSFET packages in the TOLx family: TOLG (TO-Leaded with Gullwing leads) and TOLT (TO-Leaded Top-side cooling). Together, the TOLx family offers very low R DS(on) and a high-current rating over 300A to increase system efficiency in high-power density designs.

Reduced complexity together with increased functionality and efficiency are dominating the agenda of all lighting manufacturers. In this regard, Osram and Infineon Technologies have joined forces to enable Near Field Communication (NFC) programming for the industry.

Infineon Technologies has expanded its growing portfolio of single-channel gate-driver ICs. The new EiceDRIVER 1EDB family of single-channel gate-driver IC provides galvanic input-to-output isolation of 3kV rms (UL 1577) that ensures rugged ground-loop separation.

Infineon Technologies has announced that it will highlight its range of power management solutions during the 2021 APEC Virtual Conference and Exposition from 14th to 17th June. With a device portfolio that spans silicon and wide bandgap (WBG) devices, engineers look to Infineon for solutions that balance performance, efficiency, reliability and cost. Infineon’s power solutions set the pace for innovations that make life easier, s...

Infineon Technologies supplied Samsung Electronics with 600V CoolMOS PFD7 power devices to couple the highest energy efficiency with lowest audible noise. They have been integrated in Samsung’s brand new one-door fridge (RR23A2J3XWX, RR23A2G3WDX) and FDR (French Door Fridge: RF18A5101SR) inverterised refrigerator. Inverterisation is an emerging DC to AC conversion trend in contemporary inverter designs.