On May 5, SABIC launched a new extrusion grade of ULTEM resin with productivity and other advantages over incumbent materials used in magnet wire insulation for EV motors at PCIM Europe 2025. It requires no primer and can deliver low and stable Dk at 220°C at up to 30% thinner gauges, helping to reduce overall weight

Infineon Technologies AG and Visteon Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to advance the development of next-generation electric vehicle powertrains. They will collaborate and integrate power conversion devices based on Infineon semiconductors, with particular emphasis on wideband gap device technol

On May 6, NOVOSENSE Microelectronics announced that it will present its innovative solutions at PCIM Expo & Conference 2025 in Nuremberg. NOVOSENSE advances electrification, intelligence, and safety with solutions such as its highly integrated ambient lighting driver SoC (NSUC1500-Q1), audio amplifier, body control m

On May 6, Nexperia introduced a range of highly efficient and robust automotive-qualified silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs with RDS(on) values of 30, 40, and 60 mΩ. These devices were previously offered in industrial grade and have now been awarded AEC-Q101 certification.
This makes them suitable for automotive applicat

On April 29, Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) and Silicon Austria Labs GmbH (SAL) completed a joint proof of concept for integrating a current sensor into a power module to be used in automotive applications such as traction inverters and DC-DC converters. This technology enables energy efficiency, as well

On April 29, Infineon Technologies AG launched its new CoolSiC MOSFET 750 V G2 technology, designed to deliver improved system efficiency and increased power density. It offers a granular portfolio with typical R DS(on) values up to 60 mΩ at 25°C, making it suitable for a wide range of applications, including on-boar

On April 23, Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon) announced that it will present its latest semiconductor, software, and tooling solutions at PCIM Europe 2025 (5/6-8 Nuremberg).
Its solutions accelerate the transition to e-mobility by enabling efficient traction inverters, onboard chargers, DC-DC converters, and batte

Mahle GmbH (MAHLE) has secured a EUR 200 million contract to supply DC/DC converters for future battery electric vehicles of an international car manufacturer in China.
Series production will start in the middle of 2028 at MAHLE’s production and development location for e-mobility in Changshu.
DC/DC converters transf

On January 26, Nexperia announced that its NEX40400 step-down converter combines high efficiency with low operating quiescent current (60 μA typ.) and can provide up to 600 mA output from a wide 4.5 V to 40 V input range for applications.
Nexperia also plans to release an AEC-Q100-qualified version of the NEX40400 la

South Korea’s Egtronics Co., Ltd. will establish a new joint company, AIEG Motors (JiangSu) Co., Ltd., to develop and produce core components for electric vehicles (EVs) in Jiangsu, China. The company will invest KRW 13.85 billion (JPY 1.52 billion) to acquire a 70% stake. Egtronics has headquarters and a production

Continental AG (Continental) and The Remakers, a company of The Future is Neutral which is a subsidiary of Renault Group and Suez, have introduced the first circular economy offering in Europe specifically designed for EVs, focusing on the DCDC converter remanufacturing.
As part of the 3-year project, Continental Eng

On November 21, Melexis unveiled the MLX91235, a new current sensor. It expands Melexis' portfolio, enabling the measurement of larger currents flowing through external primary conductors like PCB traces and busbars. It supports automotive and alternative mobility applications like inverters, battery management syste

On October 18, Punch Powertrain announced that it has developed a highly integrated power control solution called UP-IV, a “Unified Power” 4-in-1 controller, tailored for the electric vehicles and electric light commercial vehicle (eLCV) market. It combines the functionalities of an inverter, onboard charger (OBC), D

On October 8, SABIC announced that it will present advanced material technologies and creative solutions for energy storage, particularly electric vehicle (EV) battery components and charging infrastructure at the Battery Show North America 2024.
It will present a multi-material EV battery pack enclosure. This novel

On September 18, Viritech announced that it is participating in the Government-funded Power-electronics Upscale for Localisation and Sustainable Electrification (PULSE) APC Project with Unipart, Transense, Hypromag, Coventry University, and Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), to deliver important inverter and DC/DC te

Infineon Technologies AG announced that Vitesco Technologies has selected its CoolGaN Transistors 650 V to improve the power efficiency of its Gen5+ GaN Air DCDC converter. 
With GaN Transistors, Vitesco can design its Gen5+ GaN Air DCDC converters with passive cooling. It also allows for simplified converter design

On July 2, Melexis announced new safety qualification (UL/IEC 62368-1) for the MLX91220 (5V) and MLX91221 (3.3V) current sensors. They can now be used in systems with higher voltage isolation requirements for both SOIC8 (715V BI, 307V RI) and SOIC16 (1415V BI, 707V RI) packages. 
To guarantee the safety and isolation

On March 18, MTA S.p.A. announced the opening of a new research & development Centre in Turin, in the Mirafiori neighborhood, a district that hosts an automotive excellence hub where major global component suppliers have already settled.
It will employ at full capacity about 25 engineers dedicated to the development

Several South Korean media sources reported that Shinsung ST Co., Ltd. will build a new plant for secondary battery parts in the Busan Metropolitan City.
The company is headquartered in Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, and produces busbar frame assemblies, cooling fins, and DC/DC converters.
It will invest KRW 46.3 bil

On February 27, Infineon Technologies presented the 750V G1 discrete CoolSiC MOSFET. The product family includes both industrial-graded and automotive-graded SiC MOSFETs that are optimized for totem-pole PFC, T-type, LLC/CLLC, dual active bridge (DAB), HERIC, buck/boost, and phase-shifted full bridge (PSFB) topologie