MERSEN (EPA:MRN) - Electric Vehicles: Mersen to form part of a new European silicon carbide semiconductor supply chain network
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PRESS RELEASE
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: MERSEN TO FORM PART OF A NEW EUROPEAN SILICON CARBIDE
SEMICONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORK
Paris, July 19, 2021 - Mersen, a global expert in electrical power and advanced
materials, has announced its participation in Transform, a consortium whose
goal is to develop a European supply chain network for the manufacture of
silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductors for the electric vehicle market.
As an expert in high-performance materials - including silicon carbide - Mersen
will be lending its expertise to the consortium with the aim of improving SiC
technologies and developing silicon carbide substrates for higher-performing
and ever more powerful semiconductors.
Silicon carbide power electronics are much more energy-efficient than those
based on the current generation of silicon-based semiconductors. Transform will
provide European market players with a reliable source of SiC components and
systems from a wholly European value chain covering needs ranging from
substrates to energy converters.
Subsidized by the European Union, the Transform project is led by German group
Bosch. Its aim is to improve the current SiC technologies in order to serve the
major emerging power conversion markets in the fields of renewable energy,
mobility and industry, while strengthening Europe's competitive position. The
French leg of the network is being financed through Bpifrance's PSPC future
investment competitiveness program.
Within the project value chain, Mersen is providing its expertise in the
"Materials and substrates" segment headed up by Soitec.
Luc Themelin, Chief Executive Officer of Mersen, commented: "Mersen's
participation in this strategic project for the electric vehicle market puts
the Group at the cutting edge of research efforts and underlines our ability to
address major technological and manufacturing challenges."
ABOUT MERSEN
Mersen is a global expert in electrical specialties and advanced materials for
high-tech industries. With more than 50 industrial sites and 16 R&D centers in
35 countries around the world, Mersen develops custom-built solutions and
delivers key products for clients in order to meet the new technological
challenges shaping tomorrow's world. For over 130 years, Mersen has focused
tirelessly on innovation to accompany its clients and meet their needs. Be it
in wind power, solar power, electronics, electric vehicles, aeronautics, space
or countless other sectors, wherever technology is progressing, you will always
find a bit of Mersen.
For more information, please consult Mersen's website: www.mersen.com.
CONTACTS
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Mersen
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