International Rectifier, IR®, introduced a highly innovative 600V automotive grade IGBT platform, COOLiRIGBT™ for use in a wide range of fast switching applications for electric (EV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV).

The new Gen. 1 COOLiRIGBT™ devices are capable of operating at the same fast switching speeds as MOSFETs while offering higher efficiency at high current levels. The first generation COOLiRIGBT™ devices cover a broad current range and offer a minimum short circuit rating of 5µs, low Vce(on) and positive Vce(on) temperature coefficient. Additional features common to the family include square reverse bias safe operating area (SRBSOA) and maximum junction temperature of 175°C. COOLiRIGBT™ also provides designers with the flexibility of selecting a diode with optimized performance for the application.

Fig 1: COOLiRIGBT™ is for use in a wide range of fast switching applications for electric (EV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) including on-board DC-DC converters, motor drives, and battery chargers.

“With an extended temperature range of 175°C and much simpler and more rugged device structure, IR’s 200kHz capable COOLiRIGBT™s offer a superior and lower cost solution for fast switching applications such as HEV DC-DC converters or chargers and power supplies used in Plug-in-HEVs and EVs compared to super junction MOSFETs,” said Benjamin Jackson, Senior Power Switch Product Manager, IR’s Automotive Products Business Unit.

The AUIRGC655A1N0 is optimized for main electric and hybrid vehicle inverters and large motor drives while the AUIRGC65A20N0 and AUIRGC65G20N0 are targeted for power supply and high switching frequency applications. In addition to offering a higher maximum junction temperature and hard switching up to 200kHz, the two devices deliver improved performance of higher currents due to lower conduction losses and enhanced efficiency when used in resonant Zero Current Switching (ZCS) topologies.

IR’s automotive IGBTs are subject to dynamic and static part average testing combined with 100 percent automated wafer level visual inspection as part of IR’s automotive quality initiative targeting zero defects. The new devices are all environmentally friendly and assembled with IR’s automotive grade bill of materials which are lead-free and RoHS compliant.

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Availability and Pricing
Pricing for the AUIRGC65A20N0, AUIRGC65G20N0 and AUIRGC655A1N0 begins at US $1.72, US $1.87 and US $3.47 respectively, each in 100,000-unit quantities. Production orders are available immediately. Samples of die and packaged devices are available to qualified customers. Prices are subject to changes.

About COOLiR™ and COOLiR2™
IR’s COOLiR™ silicon and advanced COOLiR2™ packaging technology provide a new power management platform approach for H(EV) vehicles to help address the need to reduce the size, weight and system cost of electric power train components while increasing system reliability for long lifetime, low maintenance and low warranty cost. The COOLiR2DIE™ package platform supports all of IR’s Solderable Front Metal (SFM) capable technologies including IGBTs, MOSFETs and diodes and scales to large die sizes also supporting multi-die attach outlines.