SEMIKRON and ROHM, a world-renowned semiconductor manufacturer, have been cooperating for more than ten years in the development of silicon carbide (SiC) power modules.
This time, ROHM's fourth-generation SiC MOSFET was officially used in SEMIKRON's automotive-grade power module "eMPack®", which opened a new journey of cooperation between the two parties. In addition, SEMIKRON announced that it has signed a 1 billion euro cooperation contract with a major German car manufacturer to supply this customer with this innovative power module "eMPack®" from 2025. In the future, ROHM and SEMIKRON Mikong will continue to work together to provide high-quality services to customers around the world.
eMPack power modules are designed to take full advantage of the properties of new semiconductor materials and are designed for mid to high power SiC inverters. Utilizing SEMIKRON's double-sided sintering technology and "Direct Die Compression (DPD)", automotive inverter designs can be designed to be compact, highly reliable, and scalable. In addition, SEMIKRON provides evaluation boards for eMPack equipped with ROHM gate driver ICs, which will help customers save time in evaluation and design. In addition, SEMIKRON plans to use ROHM's IGBT products in industrial power modules.
Karl-Heinz Gaubatz, CEO and CTO of Semikron, said: "With ROHM's silicon carbide technology, Semikron's innovative eMPack power modules will make a significant contribution to reducing emissions in the field of e-mobility. We will continue to leverage ROHM's silicon carbide technology. Tim's silicon carbide power components provide higher efficiency, higher performance and higher reliability for automotive and industrial equipment applications."
Matsumoto, Chairman of ROHM Co., Ltd., said: "I am very pleased that ROHM has been selected as the supplier of SiC power components for SEMIKRON's automotive eMPack®. Through the new cooperation, it will provide very competitive mainframe inverters for electric vehicles. Powerful solutions. ROHM has a rich lineup of silicon carbide products from bare chips to packaged products. For a long time, as an advanced semiconductor manufacturer, ROHM has accumulated rich technical strength. With the market's increasing demand for silicon carbide power components The demand continues to grow, and in the future, ROHM will build on the accumulation of these technologies to further accelerate investment and product development, and provide more solutions and customer support."
As the first company in the world to start mass production of SiC MOSFETs, ROHM has always been an industry leader in the technology development of SiC products. The 4th generation SiC MOSFET new product adopted by SEMIKRON this time not only has a longer short-circuit withstand time than previous products, but also achieves the industry's ultra-low on-resistance. Installing it in the on-board host inverter will be very beneficial. Helps electric vehicles extend range and reduce battery size.
ROHM provides customers with stable supply of high-quality energy-saving products through the development of advanced silicon carbide products that can reduce the environmental load and utilizing a vertically integrated production system. To meet growing demand, group companies such as SiCrystal (headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany), which produces silicon carbide wafers, are also planning to significantly increase their production capacity.
In the future, by perfectly combining ROHM's silicon carbide products and control technology with SEMIKRON's module technology, both parties will provide excellent power solutions that meet market demands, thereby continuing to contribute to automotive technology innovation.
