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Trusted European SiC Value Chain for a greener Economy

Descripción del proyecto

Una cadena de valor europea del carburo de silicio más ecológica

A medida que la población mundial se ve afectada por el cambio climático, las soluciones novedosas para retrasar o mitigar sus efectos son más importantes que nunca. El proyecto TRANSFORM, financiado con fondos europeos, construirá una cadena de suministro europea completa y altamente competitiva para la electrónica de potencia basada en semiconductores de potencia de carburo de silicio. El proyecto pretende llenar un enorme espacio de aplicación para una amplia gama de necesidades, que abarcan desde los accionamientos industriales y la conversión de energía hasta las energías renovables y la movilidad eléctrica. A fin de permitir una optimización holística de los sistemas de la electrónica de potencia, necesaria para una economía europea más limpia y sostenible, el proyecto desarrollará una cadena de suministro europea fiable y sólida para la aplicación.

Objetivo

Silicon Carbide based power electronics use electrical energy significantly more efficient than current silicon-based semiconductors: gains from 6% to 30% are expected depending on application. TRANSFORM will provide European downstream market players with a reliable source of SiC components and systems based on an entirely European value chain - from substrates to energy converters. Its technical excellence strengthens the global competitive position of Europe. TRANSFORM improves current SiC technologies beyond state-of-the-art to serve large emerging markets for electric power conversion in renewable energies, mobility and industry. Substrate manufacturing process innovation will establish a new global standard: smart-cut technology allows high scalability, superior performance and reliability. Substrate and equipment manufacturers plus technology providers cooperate to increase maturity of the new processes from lab demonstration to pilot lines. Device manufacturers develop and tailor processes and device design based on the new substrate process, including adaptation of planarMOS and development of new TrenchMOS technology. Performance and reliability of devices is expected to increase greatly. For exploiting the potential of SiC devices, integration technologies and system design are improved concurrently, including new copper metallization processes for higher reliability and performance, module integration for high reliability and reduction of cost, and dedicated integrated driver technologies to optimize switching modes and parallel operation in high current applications. The project will demonstrate energy savings in applications (DC/AC, DC/DC, AC/DC) in the renewable energy domain, industry and automotive. TRANSFORM contributes to European societal goals and the green economy through significantly increasing energy efficiency by providing a competitive, ready-to-industrialized technology, strengthening Europes technological sovereignty in a critical field.

Régimen de financiación

IA - Innovation action

Coordinador

ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Aportación neta de la UEn
€ 3 789 023,00
Dirección
ROBERT-BOSCH-PLATZ 1
70839 Gerlingen-Schillerhoehe
Alemania

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Región
Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Ludwigsburg
Tipo de actividad
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Enlaces
Coste total
€ 18 945 115,00

Participantes (35)