Arc welding is an assembling process that joins metal parts by causing their fusion through high-current flowing through the electrode and the base material. The current, either DC or AC, is generated by a specifically designed high-frequency inverter switched mode power supply (SMPS) usually based on half-bridge, full-bridge, and two-transistor forward topologies. The main requirements in an SMPS for welding are high efficiency and reliability as well as power density to enable lighter and more compact designs.
Our products and solutions
We have a range of power MOSFETS and diodes – both Si and SiC based for higher efficiency – and IGBTs as well as galvanically isolated gate drivers and high-performance 32-bit STM32 microcontrollers to enable compact designs with higher efficiency.