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Power semiconductors (IGBT, SiC)

Villach, Germany46.60°N 13.85°E
computed criticality17/100
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Infineon #1 worldwide in power semiconductors (IGBT/discretes)
2024
Fault line

Converting and switching the electricity of EVs, wind turbines and trains depends on power chips (IGBT, silicon carbide) held by a few makers. A bottleneck that has throttled world car production.

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Infineon
onsemi
STMicroelectronics
Mitsubishi Electric
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