Analog semiconductor solutions provider Tower Semiconductor has developed a state-of-the-art galvanic capacitor technology integrated with its 0.18 um power management and mixed signal platforms. The technology enables up to 12 kV isolated gate driver and digital isolator ICs, which enhance safety and power efficiency for applications in the automotive, green power and industrial markets, addressing an estimated $1 billion market.
The new technology offers a cost and size advantage thanks to the integration of the galvanic isolator, saving 
the need for an additional device. Lead customers are prototyping initial products addressing applications such as battery chargers, power supplies and motor drivers for electric and hybrid vehicles, green power (solar inverters and wind turbines power converters) and industrial markets.
According to Shimon Greenberg, Tower’s vice president and general manager of Mixed-Signal and Power Management Division, AIC BU, “The new technology augments our widely deployed 0.18 um power technology, supporting applications from 5 V to 200 V.”
