First isolated gate drivers with integrated sensing for IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs save energy and protect high-voltage systems

DALLAS, March 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced several new isolated gate drivers that provide unparalleled levels of monitoring and protection for high-voltage systems. The UCC21710-Q1 and UCC21732-Q1 and UCC21750 enable designers to create smaller, more efficient and higher-performing designs in traction inverters, onboard chargers, solar inverters and motor drives. For more information, see www.ti.com/UCC21710-Q1-pr, www.ti.com/UCC21732-Q1-pr and www.ti.com/UCC21750-pr.

The devices are the industry's first to offer integrated sensing features for insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) and silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) to simplify designs and enable greater system reliability in applications operating up to 1.5 KV(RMS). With integrated components, the devices provide fast detection time to protect against overcurrent events while ensuring safe system shutdown.

Utilizing capacitive isolation technology, the UCC21710-Q1, UCC21732-Q1 and UCC21750 maximize insulation barrier lifetimes while providing high reinforced isolation ratings, fast data speeds and high-density packaging.

"System robustness is becoming an increasing challenge in high-voltage motor drive and power delivery applications," said Steve Lambouses, vice president, TI High-Voltage Power. "These new gate drivers using TI's isolation technology, combined with the other integrated features and support, can enable engineers to more quickly ramp to production reliable systems, while minimizing space and cost."

Key features and benefits of TI's UCC21710-Q1, UCC21732-Q1 and UCC21750 products

    --  Enhanced system performance: The new isolated gate drivers' high peak
        drive strength of ±10 A maximize switching behavior and reduce losses,
        while 200 ns of overcurrent detection enables fast system protection.
    --  Strengthened system-level reliability: The UCC217xx family extends
        insulation barrier lifetimes with capacitive isolation technology and
        industry-leading reinforced isolation ratings with surge immunity up to
        12.8 kV. Additionally, the devices ensure accurate data communication
        with common-mode transient immunity (CMTI) of more than 150 V/ns.
    --  Reduced system size: The gate drivers eliminate external components with
        integrated buffers and sensors while providing accurate temperature,
        current or voltage sensing, with an isolated analog-to-pulse-width
        modulation sensor to simplify system-level diagnostics and prevent
        switch failures.

Advanced system performance and reliability at any power level
For designers of industrial applications needing increased noise immunity and wider operating temperatures, TI also announces the UCC23513, an opto-compatible gate driver with 3A drive strength and 5KV(RMS) reinforced safety isolation. Developed to maximize system performance and reliability in motor drives, solar inverters and power supplies, the new gate driver offers a wide junction temperature range from -40ºC to +150ºC and high CMTI greater than 100 V/ns - enabling designers to achieve levels of performance not available with traditional optocouplers. Designers can accelerate time to market with the UCC23513's pin-to-pin compatibility with opto isolated gate drivers and ready-to-use design resources, including the Three-phase inverter reference design for 200-480 VAC drives with opto-emulated input gate drivers.

Package, availability and pricing
Pre-production samples of the UCC21710-Q1, UCC21732-Q1, UCC21750 and UCC23513 gate drivers are available now in the TI store. The table lists pricing and package type.


                   Product              Package type   
         
              Price        
         
              Order now from the     
         
         Evaluation
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                                                           quantities)

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       UCC21710-Q1       16-pin plastic small-
                                outline integrated
                                   circuit (SOIC)        
           US$4.00               
         
              PUCC21710QDWQ1   
         
         UCC21710QDWEVM-025

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       UCC21732-Q1        16-pin plastic SOIC       
           US$4.00               
         
              PUCC21732QDWQ1   
         
         UCC21732QDWEVM-025

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       UCC21750             16-pin plastic
                                        SOIC             
           US$3.48                 
         
              PUCC21750DW    
         
         UCC21750QDWEVM-025

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       UCC23513      6-pin plastic 
            SOIC   
           US$2.08                
         
              PUCC23513DWY      
         
         UCC23513EVM-014

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Visit TI at APEC
Explore these new power-management devices and learn about other ways TI is giving engineers the power to innovate, design and learn by visiting booth No. 511 at the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) in Anaheim, California, March 17-21, 2019.

Find out more about TI's UCC21710-Q1, UCC21732-Q1, UCC21750 and UCC23513 gate drivers

    --  Read the white papers, "Impact of an isolated gate driver" and "Silicon
        carbide gate drivers - a disruptive technology in power electronics."
    --  Download the application note, "Understanding the short-circuit
        protection for silicon carbide MOSFETs."
    --  See the blog post, "Replace your aging optocoupler gate driver."
    --  Watch the four-part video training series, "How high-voltage isolation
        technology works."

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