Littelfuse, Monolith to demonstrate SiC power semiconductors at APEC
Tampa, FL. Littelfuse Inc. and Monolith Semiconductor Inc., a Texas-based startup company developing silicon-carbide technology, today announced demonstrations and other activities planned for their booth at the Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC 2017), March 26-30.
In their first joint appearance since the recent majority investment by Littelfuse was announced,* Littelfuse and Monolith technical experts will be on hand in the booth throughout the show to present several demonstrations and new technology platforms with products nearing introduction, including the new GEN2 Series of 1,200-V SiC Schottky diodes manufactured in an automotive-qualified 150-mm CMOS foundry.
Monolith Semiconductor experts will be making several presentations as part of the APEC 2017 Conference:
- “Silicon Carbide MOSFETs—Deep Dive to Accelerate Your Next Power Converter Design,”
- “Large Scale Test Bed for in-Circuit Reliability Testing of Silicon Carbide Diodes and MOSFETs Emulating Real Life Voltage and Current Stress,” and
- “Rugged 1.2-kV SiC MOSFETs Fabricated in High-Volume 150-mm CMOS Fab.”
Applications experts will be available to walk booth visitors through the design process. Kiosks in the booth will offer visitors videos and models of several new technology platforms:
- advanced power converters demonstrating the benefits of SiC-based platform designs, delivering module-like power, higher efficiency, and increased power density and performance with discrete SiC devices; and
- evaluation kits and design platforms that can simplify the design and optimization of power converters using SiC diodes and MOSFETs.
“We’re working together toward making silicon carbide a mainstream technology for power conversion, and APEC gives us an opportunity to reach potential customers to demonstrate the progress we’ve made over the last year in a meaningful way,” said Ian Highley, senior vice president and general manager, semiconductor products, and CTO for Littelfuse.
“Between the kiosks and our experts in the booth, and the presentations we’ll be giving this year, people in the silicon-carbide industry will be impressed by how far and how quickly we’ve come,” said Sujit Banerjee, PhD, CEO of Monolith Semiconductor. “The big difference, however, will be one of approach; we will provide not only highest quality SiC devices, but also the best service and support to design our devices into customer applications.”
*In 2015, Littelfuse and Monolith formed a strategic partnership to develop power semiconductors for industrial and automotive markets. Earlier this month, Littelfuse made an incremental $15 million investment in Monolith. As a result of this additional investment, Littelfuse now has a majority ownership position in Monolith and will begin including Monolith in its operating financial results.
