Silicon carbide enabling true mass electrification

Early adopters are already receiving significant volumes of SiC devices as we are ramp up to very high volumes for the broader automotive industry. SiC wide-bandgap characteristics enable extraordinary efficiency in electric vehicle traction systems, on-board chargers, and DC-DC converters, with imminent implementation in new applications like climate compressors, e-heating, battery switches, fuel cell power DC-DC, and high-speed air compressor pumps. By 2025, most European carmakers will have transitioned to the 800V DC bus domain for faster charging and more powerful traction inverters, where the high-voltage efficiency and thermal performance of SiC is even more appealing.