Ampere and S™icroelectronics collaborate on powerbox
with long run provide for silicon carbide
- Multi-year settlement between S™icroelectronics and Renault (EPA:) Group secures Ampere’s provide of Silicon Carbide energy modules
- Collaboration on powerbox and cooling techniques for the inverter to get the perfect effectivity for Ampere’s new era electrical motors
- Settlement aligned with Ampere’s technique of working upstream with its companions to design the perfect options for every certainly one of its EV applied sciences
Boulogne-Billancourt (France) and Geneva (Switzerland) “ December 3, 2024 “ Ampere, the clever electrical EV pure participant born from Renault Group and S™icroelectronics (NYSE: S™), a world semiconductor chief serving prospects throughout the spectrum of electronics purposes, at present introduced the subsequent step of their strategic co-operation, beginning in 2026, with a multi-year settlement between S™icroelectronics and Renault Group on the availability of Silicon Carbide (SiC) energy modules, as a part of their collaboration on a powerbox for the inverter for Ampere’s ultra-efficient electrical powertrain. Ampere and S™icroelectronics labored collectively on the optimization of the ability module, the important thing factor within the powerbox, to get the very best efficiency and finest competitiveness within the e-powertrain, leveraging Ampere’s experience in EV expertise and S™icroelectronics’ experience in superior energy electronics.
This settlement is the results of the intensive work carried out with S™icroelectronics. By working upstream collectively, we have been in a position to optimize and safe the availability of key elements for our electrical powertrains, to supply excessive efficiency EVs with elevated vary and optimized charging time. It completely aligns with Ampere’s technique to grasp your entire worth chain of energy electronics for its e-powertrain, leveraging S™icroelectronics’ experience in energy modules, mentioned Philippe Brunet, SVP Powertrain & EV engineering, Ampere.
ST is on the slicing fringe of the event of superior energy electronics enabling the mobility trade to enhance the efficiency of electrified platforms. With the optimization of those higher-efficient merchandise and options to satisfy Ampere’s efficiency necessities, and our vertically built-in silicon carbide provide chain, we’re supporting Ampere’s technique for its subsequent era of electrical powertrain, mentioned Michael Anfang, Government Vice President Gross sales & Advertising, Europe, Center East and Africa Area, S™icroelectronics. ST and Ampere share a standard imaginative and prescient for extra sustainable mobility and this settlement marks one other step ahead in improved energy efficiency to additional contribute to concrete enhancements to carbon emissions discount by the mobility trade and its provide chain.
Energy modules, composed of quite a few silicon carbide chips, handle and convert electrical energy from the battery to drive the electrical motor. They play an important function within the effectivity of the electrical powertrain and battery vary, in addition to vitality regeneration options, making them a key factor of the effectivity of an electrical automobile. In addition they contribute to the smoothness and responsiveness of driving.
S™icroelectronics and Ampere have collaborated on a powerbox for the availability of vitality to Ampere’s new era of electrical motors. The powerbox is designed for optimum performance-size ratio throughout Ampere’s line-up, on 400 Volt battery EV automobiles and for Section C-EVs with 800 Volt batteries, enabling higher autonomy and sooner charging. 800 Volts is likely one of the key levers to realize the ten%-80% fast cost in quarter-hour or much less. This settlement is absolutely aligned with Ampere’s technique to grasp your entire worth chain of the electrical automobile, significantly by working additional upstream with its companions and guaranteeing the perfect effectivity at every step.
As an built-in system producer (IDM), S™icroelectronics ensures high quality and safety of provide to serve carmakers’ methods for electrification. The collaboration with Ampere on the silicon carbide energy modules and powerbox demonstrates S™icroelectronics’ management and system stage expertise of superior energy electronics, together with its packaging experience.
Further Technical Info
The powerbox combines three SiC-based energy modules, an excitation module, which supplies the required electrical excitation to the motor or generator for controlling the magnetic subject throughout the motor, and a cooling baseplate designed to dissipate warmth from the again aspect of the ability module, simplifying the thermal administration and cooling course of.
About S™icroelectronics
At ST, we’re over 50,000 creators and makers of semiconductor applied sciences mastering the semiconductor provide chain with state-of-the-art manufacturing amenities. An built-in system producer, we work with greater than 200,000 prospects and hundreds of companions to design and construct merchandise, options, and ecosystems that deal with their challenges and alternatives, and the necessity to help a extra sustainable world. Our applied sciences allow smarter mobility, extra environment friendly energy and vitality administration, and the wide-scale deployment of cloud-connected autonomous issues. We’re dedicated to attaining our objective to turn out to be carbon impartial on scope 1 and a pair of and partially scope 3 by 2027. Additional info will be discovered at www.st.com.
About Ampere
Ampere is the primary European clever EV pure participant. Born from Renault Group, Ampere designs, develops, manufactures and markets full electrical automobiles that includes cutting-edge software program expertise, accessible to all. The shopper expertise, in addition to social and environmental impacts, are embedded all through the automobile growth course of to make sure they align with the model’s dedication to its prospects, the planet and people dwelling on it. For extra info, please go to www.ampere.automobiles or comply with Ampere on LinkedIn or X.
S™ICROELECTRONICS INVESTOR RELATIONS
Jérôme Ramel
EVP Company Improvement & Built-in Exterior Communication
Tel: +41.22.929.59.20
jerome.ramel@st.com
S™ICROELECTRONICS MEDIA RELATIONS
Alexis Breton
Company Exterior Communications
Tel: +33.6.59.16.79.08
alexis.breton@st.com
RENAULT GROUP- INVESTOR RELATIONS
Philippine de Schonen
Cell : +33 6 13 45 68 39
philippine.de-schonen@renault.com
AMPERE COMMUNICATION
Estelle Guillot-Tantay
Cell : +33 6 76 86 01 46
estelle.guillot-tantay@ampere.automobiles
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