Infineon and AWL-Electricity partner on wireless power
Infineon has announced a partnership with Canada-based AWL-Electricity, combining Infineon's CoolGaN technology with AWL-E's pionerering MHz resonant capacitive coupling power transfer system.
AWL-E wants to use Infineon's GaN technology to increase its system lifetime, reduce downtime and operating costs, and improve ease-of-use for consumers. In the automotive sector, the technology will be used for applications such as seat dynamics. In industrial systems, it provides new levels of 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,” said 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.”
“Infineon uniquely brings you into their family with a recognition that a strong ecosystem ultimately solves today's power needs,” said Francis Beauchamp-Verdon, co-founder, VP and 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.”
