Revolutionizing Electric Mobility

A rapid rollout of charging stations is essential to enable greater adoption of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PHEVs). There are several factors that must be considered, including the level of AC power available, the charger output and whether the charger is for domestic or commercial use. We empower innovation and flexibility in your charging station design with our broad portfolio of Silicon Carbide (SiC) devices.

The rollout of rapid chargers for EVs is increasing rapidly. EV primary batteries are also migrating from 400V to 800V, demanding a network of 800V DC fast chargers. SiC provides the ideal combination of performance and ruggedness for DC rapid chargers.

Benefits of SiC for EV Charging Applications

By using high efficiency, fast switching SiC devices, designers can achieve greater power delivery and reduce charging time by more than half compared to silicon-only solutions. SiC components can also switch faster, which means other components can be smaller and cheaper.

Microchip offers the widest range of mSiC™ solutions, which also feature unrivaled ruggedness, outstanding performance and provide the lowest system cost, fastest time to market and lowest risk. We have over two decades of experience in the development, design and support of SiC devices and power solutions.

Key features of our mSiC solutions:

• •   Extremely low switching losses to improve system efficiency
• •   High power density for smaller footprint to reduce size and weight
• •   Three times more thermally conductive than silicon
• •   Reduced sink requirements to achieve smaller size and lighter weight
• •   High-temperature operation to improve reliability at increased power density