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Rev. A, 2019-06-01 CRD300DA12E-XM3 4600 Silicon Dr., Durham, NC 27703
Supporting Links & Tools
• CAB450M12XM3: 1200 V, 450 A SiC Half-Bridge Module
• CGD12HBXMP: XM3 Evaluation Gate Driver
• CGD12HB00D: Dierential Transceiver Board for CGD12HBXMP
• CRD300DA12E-XM3: 300 kW Inverter Kit for Conduction-Optimized XM3 (CPWR-AN30)
• KIT-CRD-CIL12N-XM3: Dynamic Performance Evaluation Board for the XM3 Module (CPWR-AN31)
• CPWR-AN28: Module Mounting Application Note
• CPWR-AN29: Thermal Interface Material Application Note
Important Notes
• This Cree-designed reference design hardware for Cree components is meant to be used as an evaluation tool
in a lab setting and to be handled and operated by highly qualified technicians or engineers. The hardware
is not designed to meet any particular safety standards and the tool is not a production qualified assembly.
• Each part that is used in this reference design and is manufactured by an entity other than Cree or one of
Cree’s ailiates is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, including but not limited to any warranty
of non-infringement, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose, whether express or implied.
There is no representation that the operation of each such part will be uninterrupted or error free. ..........
• This product has not been designed or tested for use in, and is not intended for use in, applications implanted into the human
body nor in applications in which failure of the product could lead to death, personal injury or property damage, including
but not limited to equipment used in the operation of nuclear facilities, life-support machines, cardiac defibrillators or similar
emergency medical equipment, aircra navigation or communication or control systems, or air traic control systems.
• The SiC MOSFET module switches at speeds beyond what is customarily associated with IGBT-based modules. Therefore, special
precautions are required to realize optimal performance. The interconnection between the gate driver and module housing needs
to be as short as possible. This will aord optimal switching time and avoid the potential for device oscillation. Also, great care
is required to insure minimum inductance between the module and DC link capacitors to avoid excessive VDS overshoot. ..........