Technology spectrum for automotive intelligent power

The automotive intelligent power market is diverse with load currents varying from 0.1 to 30 A and with requirements for high side drivers, low side drivers and bridges. To meet the needs of these applications TI (Texas Instruments) has at its disposal a range of technologies, namely, bipolar IC, BIDFET, multiepi and multidie. The relative features of each of these technologies is discussed showing how each one has its particular niche and how together they form a wide capability to fulfil the needs of the automotive market. >