Broadcom Introduces Advanced Gate Drivers to Simplify High-Noise Designs

At APEC 2026, Bryan DeLuca from eeVids stopped by the Broadcom booth to learn more about the company’s latest isolation and gate driver technologies for industrial applications.

One of the featured solutions was Broadcom’s new gate driver approach, designed to improve EMI performance while also helping reduce switching losses. In traditional gate driving, engineers often work with a single output channel used to drive the power device. Broadcom’s newer design adds additional functionality through a second output, giving engineers more control over switching behavior and system performance.

This added capability is especially useful in applications such as motor drives, where electrical noise can be a major design challenge. In these environments, managing EMI is critical to overall system reliability and performance.

Traditionally, engineers may need to add external dv/dt filters to improve noise performance. But integrating these capabilities directly into the gate driver can help reduce the need for extra components, leading to:

• Improved EMI control
• Lower switching losses
• Reduced system cost and complexity

Broadcom also noted that reference designs are available, giving engineers a starting point for evaluating and integrating the technology into their own systems.

As power electronics designs continue to push for higher performance and tighter integration, solutions like these show how gate drivers are evolving beyond basic switching control to become a more active part of overall system optimization.