13:50 – 14:10

Headline: Design Smarter, Move Faster: Leveraging Simulation to Unlock SiC’s Potential in Industrial Power Modules

Silicon Carbide is redefining efficiency and power density in industrial and renewable power systems. Today, SiC is mainly used in applications like solar and battery energy storage. New chip voltage levels beyond the 2kV simplify and shrink designs. At Semikron Danfoss, our edge lies in combining advanced packaging with simulation-driven design. Virtual prototyping – based on full electromagnetic models for our power modules – allows us to simulate and optimize chip placement, wire bonding, current balancing, and switching behaviour including short-circuits from the earliest design phase. This accelerates development and ensures robust, application-ready modules.

The SEMITRANS 20 2kV SiC exemplifies this approach. Backed by our proven packaging toolbox – including soldering, sintering, Al/AlCu wire bonding, the bond buffer and thermally advanced materials – we are ready to scale SiC performance into industrial sectors like wind power, where reliability and efficiency are paramount.

Dominic Dorfner, Ph.D.

President & CEO

Semikron Danfoss