Microchip Technology announced its AgileSwitch digital programmable gate driver and SP6LI Silicon Carbide (SiC) power module kit, a unified system solution to help designers quickly and effectively adopt SiC power devices. The AgileSwitch digital programmable gate driver and SP6LI SiC power module kit speeds development from evaluation through production, eliminating the need to procure power modules and gate drivers separately.
Microchip’s flexible portfolio of 700, 1200 and 1700V SiC Schottky Barrier Diode (SBD)-based power modules uses its newest generation of SiC die. In addition, its dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers deliver performance, low power consumption and flexible peripherals. Microchip’s combination of SiC power module and software-configurable gate driver features Augmented Switching technology, that enables designers to influence dynamic issues including voltage overshoot, switching losses, and electromagnetic interference.
Using a Windows-based computer interface, this “configure-at-a-click” method may be used throughout the design process, from expediting early evaluation to simplifying final optimization using a computer mouse instead of a soldering iron. The AgileSwitch digital programmable gate driver and SP6LI SiC power module kit provides design engineers with a central point of contact for support, and ensures that the die, power package and gate driver are designed specifically for each other – eliminating potential development delays.
The kit includes the AgileSwitch Intelligent Configuration Tool that optimizes gate turn-on and turn-off, short-circuit response, and module efficiency while reducing voltage overshoot, ringing, and electromagnetic interference. Microchip’s AgileSwitch digital programmable gate driver and SP6LI SiC power module kit solution is available for volume production and limited sampling. Family pricing on kits starts at $999.95.
