Infineon Technologies, the main manufacturer of German semiconductors, joined forces with CDIL semiconductors of six decades in India to exploit emerging commercial opportunities in the South Asian nation. The partnership aims to support the transition from India to electric mobility and renewable energies, which are both strongly based on power semiconductors.
India, the most populous country in the world with more than 1.4 billion people, aims to extend its EV penetration from the 7-8% existing has 30% and stimulate non -fossil energy production From 100GW to 500GW by 2030. However, the realization of these ambitious targets requires a robust domestic ecosystem for electric vehicles and battery storage solutions which are expensive competitive with traditional alternatives to stimulate the adoption of consumers. Manufacturers in these sectors are also looking for high quality inputs at comparable prices to maintain their low costs. Infineon and Cdil aim to solve all of this with their link.
As part of the collaboration, Infineon provides cdil platelets, which will pack them and assemble them in its installation Mohali in Punjab. The end products will serve Indian customers in sectors such as light electric vehicles – including two and three -wheeled electrical products – and renewable energy products such as solar inverters and energy storage systems.
Initially, CDIL director general, Prithvideep Singh, told Techcrunch that the partnership aims to produce mosfet (transistors with metal oxide oxide effect), which work as electronic switches to control the electricity flow in devices ranging from smartphones to electric cars. However, CDIL plans to expand production using infineon platelets to develop IGBT (isolated bipolar transistors) over time. These components regulate high -voltage electricity in electric vehicles and renewable energy systems.
The CDIL semiconductor packaging plant currently has an annual capacity of 600 million power semiconductor units. The two companies consider this to be sufficient for the moment, although Singh noted that CDIL could set up production according to future demand.
Instead of traditional silicon, semiconductors produced in India will use materials such as silicon carbide and gallium nitride, which offer greater heat resistance and offer more power density in a small space. CDIL has been working specifically on silicon carbide for four years and has even exported the equipment to countries like China.
However, Singh told Techcrunch that the Infineon partnership is currently focusing on the request for domestic demand.
“The slice is like an engine. It is a critical component. And then, of course, you have the rest of the car, so it’s a good mix of the two, “he said while developing the partnership.
These include the first infineon manufacturing partnership in India, although the company has had a subsidiary in the country for some time and has actively explored the market for a few months. The leaders of the company even met Indian government representatives last year to discuss the opportunities in semiconductors of power.
“We think that India is still at the earlier stage of an exponential curve, but we believe that this market will accelerate considerably in the coming years because a lot of trends are starting to overlap … You have the electrification and the battery of everything,” said Richard Kuncic, main vice-president of Infineon and director general of electricity systems, in an interview with Techcrunch.
The company whose headquarters is Neubiberg manufactures Wafers in three main facilities located in Villach (Austria), Dresden (Germany) and Kulim (Malaysia).
India aspires to become a global semiconductor hub and announced billions of dollars in investments in this space last year. However, Infineon has no immediate plan to establish a platelet manufacturing site in India. Instead, the company seeks to train additional partnerships on the Indian market to increase its presence.
“We are not starting five things just for fun … We do one after the other,” said Kuncic when they asked him for potential collaborations with other local players.
