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industrial automation is also an important driver in
the expansion of this market.
Productronica exhibitors Rohde&Schwarz, Viscom,
Löhnert, CRS Prüftechnik and SPEA will exhibit
relevant solutions in this area.
Silicon carbide & gallium nitride
The competitive cost/performance ratio of silicon
makes it still the most widespread semiconductor
material but it reaches its limits when higher operating
frequencies and breakdown voltages are
required. Because of this, components made of gallium
nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) are increasingly
entering the field. Inverters based on wide
bandgap semiconductors enable faster and lowerloss
switching with significantly higher efficiencies.
They are able to switch to higher voltages at higher
frequencies—with less cooling required. Shorter
switching times significantly reduce energy losses at
are also able to tolerate more compact passive components
such as inductors or capacitors.
Because of the lengthier and more complex manufacturing
processes required, chips made from silicon
carbide and gallium nitride are significantly more expensive
than their silicon counterparts. However,
manufacturers expect to reduce costs by switching
to 300-mm wafer technology.
SiC in automotive applications
Silicon carbide offers significant advantages in
power electronics applications in electric vehicles.
More efficient and more compact drive and charging
systems can increase a vehicle’s range and shorten
charging time. In Hall B2, Stand 448, VDMA co-exhibitor
Breuer-Motoren will present a SiC inverter
power amplifier developed as part of the research
project ”SiC-Mobil—SiC frequency converter for
electromobility” as a test platform for investigating
the reliability, service life, EMC and efficiency of
fast-switching SiC power semiconductors.
Semiconductors
Co-located with Productronica, SEMICON Europa,
one of the world’s leading trade fairs for semiconductor
equipment, materials and services in Europe,
will host the Advanced Packaging Conference and a
forum on fab management.
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