8 MARKET NEWS Issue 1 2024 Power Electronics Europe www.power-mag.com Business Development for the High Performance Computing, Analog and Power Solutions Group at Renesas, says: “Out-ofthe-box compatibility of the onsemi Hyperlux image sensors on our R-Car V4x platform and continued collaboration on the next generation offerings are testament to the quality of our products and longstanding relationship.” The two companies’ products have been deployed together in automotive applications for many years and product generations, says onsemi. Millions of vehicles on the road today are using a combination of R-Car Gen2 or Gen3 with onsemi image sensors in applications such as front camera, surround view and driver monitoring systems. “The decision to integrate Hyperlux image sensors onto Renesas’ latest platform demonstrates that our sensors are a key technology for safety-critical ADAS and autonomous driving solutions, delivering the uncompromised image quality that customers expect,” comments Chris Adams, vice president, Automotive Sensing Division at onsemi. https://www.onsemi.com/solutions/techn ology/hyperlux Infineon Technologies has closed the acquisition of GaN Systems, acquiring its portfolio of GaN-based power conversion products. On 2 March 2023, Infineon and GaN Systems announced that the companies had signed a definitive agreement under which Infineon would acquire GaN Systems for US$830 million. All required regulatory clearances have now been obtained and the all-cash acquisition was funded from existing liquidity. “GaN technology is paving the way for more energy-efficient and CO 2-saving solutions that support decarbonisation,” says Jochen Hanebeck (pictured), CEO of Infineon. He believes the acquisition “significantly accelerates our GaN roadmap”. With the acquisition of the Ottawa-based company, Infineon now has a total of 450 GaN experts and more than 350 GaN patent families. Both companies’ complementary strengths in IP and application understanding as well as a wellfilled customer project pipeline put Infineon in an excellent position to address various fast-growth applications, says the company. Infineon Technologies’ revenue in the fiscal year ending 30 September 2022 was €14.2 billion. https://www.infineon.com/ Infineon completes acquisition of GaN Systems An integrated approach for X-Fab Silicon Foundries’ XA035 process brings galvanic isolation elements directly together with active circuits Building on the company’s advanced process optimised for robust discrete capacitive or inductive couplers, existing galvanic isolation elements can be brought directly together with active circuits. This integrated approach allows more flexibility in the design of isolation products, says the company and addresses emerging opportunities in renewable energy, EV powertrains, factory automation and industrial power. Based on a 350nm process node, XA035 is suitable for the fabrication of automotive sensors and high voltage industrial devices. The high voltage signal isolation capabilities it now supports mean long term operational performance is maintained, even in demanding environments, says X-Fab. It will enable the manufacture of robust components that are AEC-Q100 Grade 0compliant and industrial-rated, such as digital isolators, isolated gate drivers and isolated amplifier ICs. X-Fab provides a comprehensive PDK (process development kit) that supports the new process technology for all major EDA vendors. “We see a growing demand from our customers for robust foundry solutions to design galvanically isolated products. X-Fab has been in production for several years with its proven high-reliable isolation layer for discrete coupler implementations,” says Tilman Metzger, Marketing Manager for HighVoltage Products at X-Fab. “By leveraging the very same process module, we are now able to offer even more flexibility in designing such products by enabling the direct integration with CMOS circuits on the same die. We are also excited to see the first integrated customer products nearing production.” http://www.xfab.com. Foundry adds CMOS integration to its galvanic isolation technology
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