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Siemens Deepens EV Power Electronics Ties with Semikron
Siemens AG's Drive Technologies Div. and Semikron International GmbH have agreed to extend their existing collaboration on power modules to include additional power electronics systems for electric vehicles.
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Siemens AG's Drive Technologies Div. and Semikron International GmbH have agreed to extend their existing collaboration on power modules to include additional power electronics systems for electric vehicles.
Siemens also has acquired Semikron's VePoint subsidiary, a developer of inverters and other electronic components for EVs and hybrids. The two Nuremberg-based German companies did not disclose terms of the sale.
VePoint has developed a small, inverter platform with optional DC/DC converter that Semikron describes as smaller and more powerful than rival designs. The architecture features the company's "SKiN" technology, which does not require conventional solder or wire bond connections.
Siemens says the VePoint acquisition will help expand its Inside e-Car business unit help it develop integrated EV powertrain systems.
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