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Customer-Specific
Power Modules
SEMIKRON INTERNATIONAL GmbH
P.O. Box 820251
90253 Nuremberg, Germany
Tel: +49 911 6559 234
Fax: +49 911 6559 262
sales.skd@semikron.com
5kW up to 250kW
11 28 67 70 05/2014
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Power Modules
Tailored to Your
Needs
Motor
Drives
Solar
Energy
Power
Quality
Power
Supplies
Urban
Transport
Equipment
Customer-Specific Power Modules
Besides standard configurations, SEMIKRON also offers customerspecific topologies in various housings, addressing the market need for
innovation and differentiation. SEMIKRON has established a support
and production structure to handle specific customer demands in
a fast and effective way with a dedicated application support team,
an experienced R&D team and flexible module production.
Benefits
Applications
The power module market mainly uses standard electrical
Especially in UPS, solar and process control, new concepts and
configurations and modules. However, new and innovative
technologies are a key element in market success. Higher effi-
approaches are often difficult to realise with standard modules.
ciency, new chip technologies such as SiC, advanced multilevel
In many cases, a custom solution is the only way to implement
configurations or specific topologies support solutions which are
technological advantages along with cost effectiveness and
not only on a high performance level, but are also cost effective
acceptable time to market. Using standard modules, a time-
and competitive.
consuming development process may be needed to achieve
the desired solution. Moreover, the final configuration is often
Differentiation, Lower Complexity,
Fast Time to Market
Differentiation
- Customer-specific topologies in many different packages
- Access to a wide range of chip technologies
- Final solution features the exact electrical requirements
Chip technologies (examples)
- IGBT
- SiC Mosfet
- Si-Mosfet
- SiC Schottky diode
- CAL freewheeling diode
- Thyristor/diode
needed for best in class performance
Lower complexity
- Saves space by the usage of
power modules instead of discretes
Space occupancy with respect to heat sink dimensions in %
100
- Easier PCB routing
90
- Reduced bill of materials
80
- Simplified logistics and production
70
characterised by a high degree of complexity, an increased
Product range
volume consumption and a complicated PCB routing, which
SEMIKRON customer-specific power modules (CSPM) include
counterbalances the advantages of new concepts. Time-to-
chip technologies such as rectifier diodes and CAL freewheeling
market increases, sometimes jeopardising the success of the
diodes, thyristors, IGBT‘s, standard and high voltage MOSFETs
project. Customised modules can overcome these drawbacks.
and the latest SiC diodes/MOSFETs. Package technology ranges
40
Using custom electrical configurations, the number of modules
from single DCB substrates to complete power modules with
30
can often be reduced as the customised modules are designed
and without baseplate. A wide range of topologies in different
20
for a specific functionality and feature only the needed requi-
module platforms are possible, such as:
10
rements. PCB design efforts are reduced, saving development
- NPC and TNPC, double boost, interleaved boost
time and cost. A reduced bill of materials and easier logistics
are achieved. In addition, a lower complexity of the final design
leads to easier and more straightforward assembly processes.
Custom solutions are often the best way to implement innovative concepts, are cost effective, can reduce time to market
60
50
in SEMITOP and SKiM 4/5 up to 125kW
Standard discrete solution
chargers in SEMITOP up to 50kW
- Dedicated solution for process control inside SEMITRANS
Key features
- Reduction of development time efforts
- Global technical support and direct
customer relationship
- Short time for customer feedback and
delivery of samples
SEMIKRON
Custom solution
- Dedicated topologies for welding and battery
Fast time to market
- SEMIKRON reliability approval
1x
0
and lead to competitive products.
- Innovative chip and packaging technologies
in customised modules
27 x
- Broad technical competence on chips,
technologies, production processes, products
and platforms
- Application expertise
- Fully assembled and tested system
Assembly time in %
- Shorter assembly time with fewer parts to manage
100
- Short time to market
80
60
40
20
0
Standard discrete solution
Custom solution
- Compact and low inductive DC link
assembly supported
- Highest environmental protection
SEMIKRON