The global energy demand is constantly growing. We need to increase the usage of renewables to reduce carbon emissions. This pushes the demand for efficient power semiconductors, as all types of energy conversion from source via grid to usage need power semiconductors. The markets for discrete IGBTs and for IGBT modules are growing each year by ~15%. The most competitive technology for IGBTs is based on 300mm silicon wafers.

• Power2Power will push the technical frontiers on high voltage, Si-based IGBTs to new dimensions: increased power density and improved robustness and reliability.
• Power2Power will show many power application systems, with higher energy efficiency, higher power density and in other respect: for usage in mobility, industry and grid.
• Power2Power will implement the latest knowledge and results of Industry4.0-aspects along the value chain.
• Power2Power results will be exploited in Europe in large scale productions: wafer substrate, wafer processing, module as well as assembly and packaging fabrication.

The ECS industry is constantly moving motivated by a knowledge driven global challenge, dealing with exceptionally complex systems but also complex components and manufacturing processes. The objectives in Power2Power aim to foster a holistic, digitized pilot line approach by accelerating the transition of ideas to innovations in the Power Electronic Components and Systems domain. In the course of this project, the international leadership of the European industry in this segment will be strengthened by means of a digitized pilot line approach along the supply chain located entirely in Europe; working together with multiple organizations, combining different disciplines and knowledge areas in the heterogeneous power-ECS environment.

Only these comprehensive efforts will allow reaching a high-volume production of smart power electronics to change the market towards energy-efficient applications to meet the carbon dioxide reduction goals of the European Union (European Commission, 2018). Consequently, economic growth and tackling with grand societal challenges “Energy” and “Mobility” leads to safeguarding meaningful jobs for European citizens.

The Power2Power mission aims at offering solutions to some difficult societal challenges addressing European policies for 2020 and beyond.

• Innovate technologies to master the utmost challenging domain of high power and high voltage electronics domain with power ECS developed and manufacturing in Europe. Several KPIs will allow to control the success of the project:
• First qualified technology for silicon based IGBTs above 1700 Volt, based on 300 mm wafers
• 200°C junction temperature, allowing 20% increased power density
• 50% improved lifetime
• 10% reduction of losses in usage in train converters

• Innovate the knowledge driven pilot line2.0 approach by leveraging the workflow in global value chains and proven productive semiconductor production environment
• Lever the innovation potential of enhanced power packages toward cost competitive system solutions

Interdigitate development and sample production to lever European competitiveness and creating highly skilled jobs for virtualizing selected areas of technology and application innovations