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Mouser Electronics, Inc., the authorized global distributor with the newest electronic components and industrial automation products, announced a global distribution agreement with Sanan Semiconductor, a leading manufacturer of silicon carbide (SiC) power products, including industrial and automotive SiC Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) and SiC MOSFETs. Sanan Semiconductor offers flexible solutions for high-power and high-reliability applications, such as server power supplies, photovoltaic inverters, electric vehicles, and home appliances.
Sanan Semiconductor’s industrial SiC Schottky barrier diodes offer higher efficiency, greater heat dissipation capability, and lower losses than traditional silicon-based solutions. These features enable higher power density and longer-term reliability in system designs.
These devices show no recovery at turn-off and allow a low leakage current with a reverse voltage of up to 1200V. Utilizing an innovative merged PiN Schottky (MPS) structure and substrate thinning technology, these SiC SBDs offer compelling price performance while meeting the industry’s most stringent reliability requirements. Sanan Semiconductor’s SiC SBDs also maintain consistent performance over a broad temperature range, simplifying system design.
Sanan Semiconductor’s automotive SiC Schottky barrier diodes are RoHS-compliant and AEC-Q101 qualified, making them ideal for use in automotive applications. These automotive SiC components offer superior power handling due to their high voltage and current ratings, enabling high frequency and high-temperature operation, which boosts power density, efficiency, and system compactness. These devices offer a greatly reduced capacitive charge (Qc), which minimizes reverse recovery loss and aids in fast switching.
Both grades of SiC SBDs are offered in a diverse range of packaging options to suit every need. From standard Transistor Outline (TO) packages to Surface Mount Device (SMD) solutions and bare die, Sanan Semiconductor’s packaging options are engineered for versatility and performance.
As a global authorised distributor, Mouser offers the world’s widest selection of the newest semiconductors and electronic components — in stock and ready to ship. Mouser’s customers can expect 100% certified, genuine products that are fully traceable from each of its manufacturer partners.
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Original – Mouser Electronics
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STMicroelectronics and Geely Auto Group have signed a long-term Silicon Carbide (SiC) supply agreement to accelerate their existing cooperation on SiC devices. Under the terms of this multi-year contract, ST will provide multiple Geely Auto brands with SiC power devices for mid-to-high-end battery electric vehicles (BEVs), boosting Geely Auto’s NEV transformation strategy with improved performance, faster charging speeds and extended driving range.
In addition, building on their longstanding cooperation across multiple automotive applications, Geely and ST have established a joint lab to exchange information and explore innovative solutions related to automotive Electronics/Electrical (E/E) architectures (i.e. in-vehicle infotainment, smart cockpit systems), advanced driver assistance (ADAS), and NEVs.
Geely Auto Group has adopted ST’s third generation SiC MOSFET devices in electric traction inverters. The traction inverter is the core of electric powertrains and SiC MOSFETs maximize their efficiency. The combination of advanced inverter design with high-efficiency power semiconductors, like SiC, is the key to superior electric vehicle performance.
“We are very pleased to establish a win-win cooperation with STMicroelectronics, to empower each other and fully utilize our respective advantages and resources.I believe that through the form of innovation joint lab, Geely and ST can deepen our cooperation, achieve mutual benefit, and accelerate the development and implementation of innovative technologies in Geely Auto,” said Li Chuanhai, President of Electronic and Electrical Center of Geely Automotive Central Research Institute.
“We are pleased to have a deep cooperation with global automotive semiconductor leader STMicroelectronics to establish an innovation joint lab. Both sides will deepen long-term cooperation in fields such as smart driving to jointly focus on customer needs, accelerate the implementation of new products and solutions, and shape an efficient cooperation mode. I believe that this cooperation will be beneficial for both parties to conduct more forward-looking technical research based on the development trends of smart, electrified, and connected cars. Geely is delighted to leverage STMicroelectronics’ leading automotive business solutions to be well positioned in product performance, system integration, and overall market competitiveness,” said Fu Zhaohui, Director of the Electronic and Electrical Center of Geely Automotive Central Research Institute.
“Geely Auto, is a shining example of automotive innovation in China, making rapid progress in car electrification and digitalization, while expanding its presence in the global market. This long-term SiC supply agreement and the joint lab establishment mark a significant step forward in our long-established cooperation,” said Henry Cao, Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, China Region, STMicroelectronics. “China is the biggest NEV market worldwide and a leading innovator. Our local competence centers and joint labs with our customers across the value chain of automotive allow ST to better support automotive innovation and transformation in China.”
As a leading global automobile manufacturer and China’s top automotive brand, Geely Auto sold a total of 1.68 million vehicles in 2023, with NEV sales reaching 480,000 units, accounting for 28% of the Company’s total sales for the year. This NEV sales volume represents a year-over-year increase of 48%, demonstrating Geely Auto’s successful transition towards NEV and its growing impact in the industry.
With a state-of-the-art SiC manufacturing process and a completely vertically integrated supply-chain, ST provides SiC devices for a wide range of EV applications including traction inverter, OBC (onboard charger), DC-DC converter, EV charging station and e-compressor application, significantly enhancing the performance, efficiency, and range of NEVs. In June 2023, ST and Sanan Optoelectronics, a market leader in compound semiconductors in China, announced the creation of a new 200mm SiC device manufacturing JV in Chongqing, China. This facility will better support the needs of Chinese customers as ST collaborates with more leading Chinese carmakers, industrial customers, and solution providers in SiC, to accelerate the pace of electrification in China.
Original – STMicroelectronics
