Registration Deadline: 13 February 2022

Inside power electronics systems, the gate driver circuit with its control, power supply and monitoring functions forms the interface between the microcontroller and the power switches. This workshop shall give an overview over current developments and activities in industry and research.
In the context of the development of wide bandgap semiconductors, new challenges concerning robust operation at very fast switching speed and frequencies need to be addressed to attain the expected gains at system level. We will discuss the requirements of systems with fast switching semiconductors. Necessary protection features like short circuit detection e.g. and their implementation will be presented.
Fast switching necessitates low inductive designs, and this in turn can be realized best with integrated solutions. Different solutions will be presented in the workshop.
Driver specifications always depend on their field of application. We will tackle the requirements from different fields like railway and renewable energies.