Application Note

CODACA Class D Inductor Elevate Infineon's Latest Amplifier Solutions EVAL_MA5302MS_200x2

Date：

2024-02-02

The EVAL_MA5302MS_200x2 evaluation board is a two-channel, 200 W/ch (2 Ω at ±28.5 V; with heatsink) halfbridge class D audio power amplifier for Hi-Fi audio systems. This evaluation board demonstrates how to use MA5302MS IC, implement protection circuits, and design an optimum PCB layout using Infineon integrated Class D IC. （Image source: Infineon...

Selecting the Right Power Inductors for Renewable Energy

Date：

2023-11-22

In renewable energy field, buck and boost topology are the most widely used in DC-DC converters. This application note provides a guide of using DC-DC Converter Inductor Selection of CODACA to choose the suitable power inductor by providing design rules and key parameters as well as the equations needed to determine peak and RMS currents. The desig...

Infineon 5KW Class D Audio Amplifier Reference Design Uses CODACA High Performance Power Inductor

Date：

2023-07-31

Infineon is leading amplifier technology innovation in terms of power efficiency to enable optimized audio systems for performance, size and cost through its advanced semiconductors. CODACA has focused on power inductor technology and manufacturing for over 22 years. We serve global tier-one semiconductor companies’ reference designs like Infineon ...

CODACA's Automotive Grade Power Inductors Enable Efficiency of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles

Date：

2023-07-04

Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles is propelled by the electricity generated by the reaction of hydrogen or hydrogen containing substance and oxygen in the fuel cell. It has characteristics like clean and safe operations, long range and fast fuel replenishment. According to the 'Energy Conservation and New Energy Vehicle Technology Roadmap 2.0' compiled b...

Challenges of Coil Filter Design for Automotive Class-D Amplifier

Date：

2023-06-19

New energy vehicles are increasingly focusing on the audio experience, with high-power amplifiers, Dolby audio, overhead speaker 7.1.4, 7.3.4 gradually entering the automotive field. Multiple sound tracks and ultra high-power amplifiers have overturned traditional automotive audio design. Especially with the rapid development of Class D amplifier t...

Power Inductors Selection Guideline for Automotive Electronic Applications

Date：

2023-02-22

At present, the new energy vehicle market is in a rapid development stage. And Chinese new energy automotive electronic market is growing rapidly in these years, it's expected that will grow to 1097.3 billion yuan in 2023. The intelligence and electrification of the automobile also promote the growth of the global automotive electronic market. For...

High Current Power Inductors for Energy Storage Industry

Date：

2023-02-21

Due to the global energy crisis, many countries have released environmental policies to assist sustainable environmental development, as well as drive new energy development. As the new energy revolution's key technology, the demand for energy storage is proliferating.In recent years, the market of photo-voltaic energy storage, outdoor portable en...

CODACA Magnetics Applications in Solar Energy’s Power Conversersion

Date：

2022-12-15

Solar energy has been widely deployed as a key form of renewable and sustainable power infrastructure transforming to realize carbon neutralizing propagation. Along with the demand for efficiency of power conversion system, selection of magnetic components for photovoltaic solutions becomes more challenging for design engineers in this area. Next, ...

How to Select Power Inductors

Date：

2022-07-23

1.IntroductionPower inductor is common energy storage passive component, which plays a role in filtering, boosting, and stepping-down in the design of switched-mode power supply. When selecting inductors for step-down switching power supplies, it is necessary to determine maximum input voltage, output voltage, power switching frequency, maximum rip...