May 28, 2015, Seoul – Infineon Technologies (Korea Representative Director Seung-soo Lee) is the world's first company to mass-produce automotive power MOSFETs using 300mm thin-film wafers. The first product family, OptiMOS™ 5 40V, is optimized for applications aimed at CO2 reduction. These products are manufactured at Infineon's fab located in Villach, Austria.

"With automotive power MOSFETs utilizing 300mm thin-film wafer technology, Infineon has further solidified its technological prowess and market leadership. Furthermore, we are now able to mass-produce and supply high-performance automotive power MOSFETs at more competitive prices. Automotive customers can now take advantage of the stable supply of Infineon's 300mm product line and the benefits of our long-term product roadmap," said Jochen Hanebeck, President of Infineon Technologies' Automotive Business Unit.

Infineon's advanced 300mm thin-film wafer technology is a critical foundation for enhancing the performance of next-generation automotive power MOSFETs. Thin-film wafer technology minimizes power loss and enables compact MOSFET designs, thereby allowing for the achievement of high system efficiency and power density. The OptiMOS 5 power semiconductor, utilizing 300mm thin-film wafer technology with a wafer thickness of only 60 μm (0.06 mm), is the thinnest in the industry. For reference, the thickness of a sheet of paper is approximately 110 μm (0.11 mm).

300mm wafers are 50 percent wider in diameter than standard 200mm wafers, allowing for the production of 2.5 times more chips per wafer.

OptiMOS 5 40V Automotive Power MOSFET Product

Infineon offers 40V products as the first products of the OptiMOS 5 thin-film wafer family in an S308 package with a small footprint of just 3.3mm x 3.3mm.

Compared to previous generation OptiMOS products, the OptiMOS 5 40V product reduces the on-resistance RDS(on) by 40 percent and further reduces power loss. In addition, it achieves a 35 percent lower FoM(RDS(on) x Qg) to optimize switching operation. As a result, the OptiMOS 5 40V product achieves high power density and energy efficiency, making it suitable for various types of automotive BLDC and H-bridge drive applications, such as power windows, door control, sunroofs, fuel pumps, and valve control, as well as for high-speed switching DC/DC converters.

supply

OptiMOS 5 40V products are available in an S308 package (TSDSON-8) with RDS(on) ranging from 2.8 mOhm to 8.4 mOhm. These OptiMOS 5 40V S308 products are being supplied in mass production.

Additional information

More information about the Infineon OptiMOS 5 40V product can be found at www.infineon.com/automotivemosfet.