Skyworks Si829x Isolated Safety Gate Driver Qualified and Ready for Customer Evaluation
Key Highlights
- ➤Si829x completes AEC-Q100 automotive qualification and enters customer evaluation
- ➤Si829x supports ASIL D-rated functional safety system designs, subject to validation
- ➤ProVCD enables 15 Amp 3-phase waveform control and up to 44% switching-loss reductions
- ➤Samples, evaluation kits, GUI, software, and technical documentation are available now
Expert Statements
Mario Battello, Vice president of product line management at Skyworks
“Si829x gives customers a qualified path from evaluation to advanced prototypes.”
Mario Battello, Vice president of product line management at Skyworks
“The ProVCD™ platform combines software-configurable performance with the safety, isolation and design flexibility needed to standardize inverter designs for EVs, eVTOL, and eAgriculture, and accelerate development for high power motor applications like datacenter cooling and AI power supplies.”
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: SWKS), an innovator of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, today announced that its Si829x isolated safety gate driver with ProVCD™ technology has completed AEC-Q100 automotive qualification and is ready for advanced prototyping. Samples, tools, user guides, and application notes are available now. Designed for scalable, high-performance inverter architectures, the Si829x supports both SiC FETs and IGBTs while helping customers improve efficiency, simplify system design, and reduce system cost in applications ranging from automotive drivetrains to safety-critical electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) systems.
With AEC-Q100 qualification completed, the Si829x is now positioned to support customers for initial product evaluation through pre-production prototypes. Samples are available today, giving customers a qualified, prototype-ready path to design-in.
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