News: Microelectronics
11 October 2024
Infineon and AWL-Electricity partner to improve wireless power
Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany has partnered with Canada-based AWL-Electricity Inc to provides it with CoolGaN GS61008P, allowing the development of advanced wireless power solutions for various industries.
The partnership combines Infineon's gallium nitride (GaN) technology with AWL-E’s MHz resonant capacitive coupling power transfer system, achieving what is claimed to be industry-benchmark wireless power efficiencies. Infineon’s GaN transistor technology offers high efficiency and high power density while operating at high switching frequencies. This enables AWL-E to increase its system lifetime, reduces downtime and operating costs, and improves ease-of-use for consumers, it is reckoned. In the automotive sector, the technology enables what is claimed to be a new level of interior experiences and seat dynamics. In industrial systems, it provides design freedom, such as for automated guided vehicles or robotic applications. Additionally, the technology allows for a fully sealed system design, eliminating the need for charging ports, which contributes to reducing global consumption of batteries.
“With our partner approach we prove once more the ability to unlocking the full system-level benefits of Infineon’s CoolGaN technology, enabling compactness and efficiency,” says Falk Herm, global partnership & ecosystem management at Infineon’s Power & Sensor Systems (PSS) Division at Infineon. “The combination of AWL-E and Infineon’s complementary capabilities demonstrates how the features of GaN, namely operating at MHz frequencies, change the paradigm of what can be done with power transistors, driving greener and better-performing products,” he adds.
“Infineon uniquely brings you into their family with a recognition that a strong ecosystem ultimately solves today’s power needs,” comments Francis Beauchamp-Verdon, co-founder, VP & business development director at AWL-E. “Infineon’s GaN transistors, eval boards, and partner opportunities have boosted acceptance of our GaN-based MHz power coupling systems.”
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