Rohm develops new SiC molded module Rohm Co., Ltd. (Rohm) announced that it has developed the HSDIP20 silicon carbide (SiC) molded module that provides the industry’s highest power density. In a power factor correction (PFC) circuit generally used in on-board chargers for electrified vehicles, the new SiC molded module makes it possible to decrease the operating temperature by a maximum of about 37% and reduce the footprint by about 52% compare...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/24

l for friction monitoring. A SW SDK supports flexible model calibration for different tires. The Data Acquisition Unit (DAU) is equipped with Infineon SP-49 sensor SoC and BLE for data transmission to a dedicated tablet (PAD) unit, which provides live visualization of the peak friction coefficient (PFC) estimation. The PAD GUI presents live PFC monitoring for two tires (e.g., front left and right). Based on POLYN press release ...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/05

Infineon, Germany presents CoolSiC MOSFET 750 V G1 family for automotive solutions 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) topologies.  The MOSFETs are ideal for use in both typica...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/28

fineon Technologies AG announced its commitment to set a science-based target. It is very well on track towards CO2 neutrality by 2030, relating to its direct and indirect energy-related emissions (Scope 1 and 2). The main drivers for lowering emissions are energy efficiency measures, comprehensive PFC abatement measures and switching its operations to renewable energy, which makes proportionally the largest contribution. The Science Based Target...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/18

nd evaluation kits. These design tools demonstrate the SuperGaN platform’s advantages for power systems used in two-wheelers, three-wheelers, and electric cars such as onboard/offboard chargers, battery swapping chargers, pole chargers, and more. The highlighted demos include a 300 W EV CC CV CCM PFC+ LLC Charger Board, 750 W onboard charger board, 2.2 kW E-bike fast charger board, 2.5 kW bridgeless totem-pole PFC board, 3 kW inverter board, 4 ...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/29

Doosan to expand sales of EV patterned flat cables Doosan Corporation (Doosan) announced its cumulative sales of patterned flat cables (PFCs) for electric vehicles (EVs) reached KRW 500 billion (JPY 55 billion). The PFC markets include Japan, Europe, and North America. PFC is made by coating a flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) with an insulating film. It is used to connect battery cells. Doorsan’s PFC is lighter and smaller by more than 80% ...

News  Updated at: 2023/08/01

Doosan to expand plant in Hai Duong, Vietnam, to produce more PFC for EV Doosan Corporation (Doosan) announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for cooperation in electronic materials with the government of Hai Duong, Vietnam. Under the MOU, the South Korean company will expand its plant to produce more patterned flat cables (PFC). Doosan established its Vietnam corporation in 2020 and built a PFC plant in October 2022. PFC ...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/28

PFC, India approves INR 6.33 billion financing for deployment 5,000 EVs by BluSmart Mobility and 1,000 EV cargo vehicles On April 11, Power Finance Corporation Ltd (PFC), sanctioned a loan of INR 6.33 billion to Gensol Engineering Ltd (GEL) for the purchase of 5,000 passenger Electric Vehicles (EVs) and 1000 cargo EVs. The passenger EVs will be leased to Blusmart Mobility Pvt. Ltd (BMPL) to expand its fleet of ride-hailing cabs. The first tranche...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/21

unced the start of construction of its new flexible copper clad laminate (FCCL) plant in Gimje, North Jeolla Province. The company plans to invest KRW 60 billion (JPY 6 billion) and aims to launch production in the latter half of 2024. The FCCL is one of the core materials of patterned flat cables (PFC), which can alternate wire harnesses of battery packs and electrical components for electric vehicles (EV). The new plant will allow the company t...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/05

Doosan to join 2022 Battery Show EU in Germany South Korea's Doosan Corporation will participate in the 2022 Battery Show EU in Stuttgart, Germany, from June 28 to 30, 2022. The South Korean company will exhibit next-generation battery components and tech solutions for electric vehicles (EVs). One of the exhibits, PFC (Patterned Flat Cable), is lighter and smaller by more than 80% compared to conventional copper wires. It reduced the cost of batt...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/29

oshiba support and service activities for local European customers for power devices and solutions, specifically wide bandgap (SiC and GaN) technologies. Paired with engineering capabilities, for example, simulations of key power topologies and the design of reference models for power supply (i.e., PFC), inverter and EV charging applications customers can call on local support to optimise their systems related to efficiency and power density. Th...

News  Updated at: 2022/01/31

t power-conversion efficiency, the STGAP2SiCSN simplifies design, saves space, and enhances robustness and reliability in energy-conscious power systems, drives, and controls. Applications include electric-vehicle charging systems, switched-mode power supplies, high-voltage power-factor correction (PFC), DC/DC converters, solar power, motor drives etc. The STGAP2SiCSN operates with up to 1700V on the high-voltage rail. The input-to-output propag...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/11

VisIC, Israel presents D3GaN power switch solution for automotive  On August 23, VisIC Technologies Ltd. announced its new reference design for Totem Pole PFC aimed at OBC for electric vehicles. It is aimed at the higher power segment of 7.2kW with increased efficiency, size, and cost structure. Based on the VisIC V22TC65S1A 22mohm, 650V, 100A GaN device that is optimized for PFC stage, the design requires a single device per leg and achieves a...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/25

ity. This combination builds a perfect cost-performance trade-off for hard-switching topologies and supports high system integrity in addition to bi-directional charging. This makes the device ideal for fast switching automotive applications such as on-board chargers (OBC), power factor correction (PFC), DC-DC and DC-AC converters. In contrast to regular silicon carbide MOSFETs, the plug-and-play solution for a fast time-to-market achieves 95 to ...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/05

family combines key benefits of the 650 V TRENCHSTOP 5 IGBT technology and the unipolar structure of co-packed Schottky barrier CoolSiC diodes. With superior switching frequencies and reduced switching losses, the devices are especially suited for DC-DC power converters and power factor correction (PFC). These can typically be found in applications like battery charging infrastructure, energy storage solutions etc. (From a press release on Februa...

News  Updated at: 2021/02/05

Infineon presents 650 V CoolMOS CFD7A series for automotive Infineon Technologies AG launched its new product family: the CoolMOS CFD7A series. These silicon-based, high-performance products can be used in both the PFC and the DC-DC stage of on-board charger systems and HV-LV DC-DC converters specifically optimized for electric-vehicle applications. The CoolMOS CFD7A is fully compatible with system voltages up to 475 V. Thanks to their intrinsic ...

News  Updated at: 2020/04/30

tems’ efficiency for reduced cooling effort. Integrated in an Easy 1B housing the four-pack topology perfectly serves the DC/DC stage of the charging station. The Easy 2B holds a three-level configuration that is well suited for the Vienna Rectifier usually implemented in this application for the PFC stage. In combination, the power modules can be used for 50/60 kW EV charging solution. The EasyPACK standard package for power modules is charact...

News  Updated at: 2019/09/03

ns etc. Including a robust body diode rated for hard commutation, the CoolSiC MOSFET portfolio gives engineers a pathway for highest energy efficiency and making “more out of less”. MOSFET functionality in SiC material offers a new degree of system design flexibility in power factor correction (PFC) circuits, bi-directional topologies and any hard and soft switching DC-DC converters or DC-AC inverters. Infineon press release...

News  Updated at: 2019/05/08

dai’s FCEV parts supply chain, driven by Hyundai Mobis.In 2017, Mobis became the first company in the world to establish an integrated production system for core components of FCEVs. Mobis’ plant in Chungju, South Korea, currently has an annual production capacity of 3,000 powertrain fuel cell (PFC) modules, which are comprised of fuel stacks, drive motors, power electronic components and hydrogen fuel supply units, and can raise the plant's ...

News  Updated at: 2018/06/21

rocurement of 10,000 units of Electric Car including complete system warranty under Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of Electric Vehicle of MNRE Govt. of India. The bid submission closing date will be April 26, 2018.EESL is a joint venture of four National Public-Sector Enterprises – NTPC Limited, PFC, REC and POWERGRID, and was set up under the Ministry of Power. In August 2017, EESL had floated a tender for a requirement of 10,000 electric car...

News  Updated at: 2018/03/13