Empowering humanoid robots with GaN-based motor control
Empowering humanoid robots with GaN-based motor control
Humanoid robots feature 70+ joints and up to 600 power switches, demanding compact, efficient and precise power solutions.
Core robot architecture
Compute & connectivity
AI-driven decision-making & safety
- Main control & zone compute
- Edge AI
- Functional safety & security
Sensorics
Real-time environmental perception
- Vision
- Audio
- Radar
- LiDAR
- Force sensing
- Sensor fusion
Actuation
Smooth, precise movement
- Motor control
- Actuation
- Structural integration
Energy
Reliable power & thermal management
- Battery management
- Charging
- Cooling systems
Why GaN for motor control?
Small & light
- Reduced capacitance & heatsink size
- Enables motor-drive integration
Cool
- Low switching losses
- Lower surface & motor temperatures
Fast & accurate
- High control-loop bandwidth
- Low torque ripple for precise motion
Highly efficient
- Higher switching frequency
- Longer battery life
Featured product solutions
CoolGaN™ Transistors 80 V - 100 V G3
Compact, highly efficient GaN power transistors optimized for humanoid robot motor control
Infineon enables the key functional blocks in humanoid robots with a broad portfolio of dedicated products and technologies, from power switches to microcontrollers, to sensors, memory solutions and connectivity.
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