Comprehensive upstream and downstream trends in the industry, Chenxin Technology said that the application of silicon carbide will make progress beyond expectations.
Chenxin Technology is a third-generation semiconductor technology company that continues to pay attention and reports. The company mainly provides silicon carbide power semiconductor modules and complete application solutions. At present, it has developed a variety of all-silicon carbide MOSFET power semiconductor modules and silicon IGBTs. /Silicon carbide MOSFET hybrid power semiconductor module. Since 2020, the company has begun to accelerate the implementation of industrial applications, and cooperated with customers in industries such as new energy vehicles, medical care, and new energy power generation. The products have begun to enter the stage of sample supply and testing.
In the field of new energy vehicles, Chenxin Technology has cooperated with automotive Tier 1 suppliers and distributors to provide silicon carbide power semiconductor modules and drive products for them. The products are expected to enter the designated stage of auto companies in 2022. It will cover both passenger cars and commercial vehicles.
Chenxin Technology also cooperates with international leading silicon carbide semiconductor companies to provide silicon carbide power semiconductor module drive products for more than ten mainstream new energy car companies and traditional car companies in China. Chenxin Technology’s silicon carbide power semiconductor module driver products can adapt to the high-speed switching characteristics of silicon carbide chips, provide full life cycle equipment health management for silicon carbide power semiconductor modules, and ensure the full performance of SiC MOSFET power semiconductor modules. At present, some car companies have begun to conduct sample testing of drive products, and will start small batch delivery in the second half of this year, and it is expected to enter the fixed-point phase next year.
Talking about the rhythm of the application of silicon carbide power modules in new energy vehicles, Dr. Mao Saijun, founder and CEO of Chenxin Technology, said that compared with the market generally expected that around 2025, the silicon carbide power semiconductor module solution will have a comprehensive cost advantage. The company believes that the industry has begun to progress beyond market expectations. As the cost of mass production of upstream chips accelerates, the cost of silicon carbide power semiconductor modules will also accelerate, and the substitution of silicon carbide power semiconductor modules for silicon-based modules will be expected. Speed up further.
Take the power semiconductor modules of the electronic control system of new energy vehicles as an example. It is estimated that the price of silicon carbide power semiconductor modules in early 2023 is expected to drop to about twice that of silicon-based power semiconductor modules. If you consider increasing the same cruising range, use silicon carbide The battery cost and heat dissipation cost saved by power semiconductor modules, the comprehensive cost of silicon carbide power semiconductor module solutions will be the same as that of silicon-based solutions, which means that silicon carbide power semiconductor modules will be applied on a large scale in the field of new energy vehicles. Core Technology will also take the lead in silicon carbide power semiconductor modules and drive suppliers before large-scale applications.
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The other area that Chenxin Technology focuses on is high-end medical equipment. At present, the key core components of my country’s high-end medical imaging equipment are still monopolized by foreign companies. There is an urgent need to strengthen key core technology research, breakthrough technical equipment bottlenecks, and realize high-end medical equipment The parts are autonomous and controllable. In terms of policies, on February 9, 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology publicly solicited opinions on the “Medical Equipment Industry Development Plan (2021-2025)”. The plan proposed that by 2025, my country’s key components of high-end medical equipment should be obtained. A major breakthrough, product performance and quality have reached international standards.
Combined with the team’s own accumulation in the research and development of high-end medical equipment technology, Chenxin Technology independently developed CT/X-Ray silicon carbide high-voltage generators, silicon carbide power modules for MRI gradient power amplifiers, and X-ray machine silicon carbide high-voltage generators. Machine products. Compared with silicon-based power semiconductor modules, the silicon carbide power semiconductor modules developed by Chenxin Technology are more suitable for high-frequency, high-voltage, and high-power density application scenarios of medical equipment, and can support faster scanning speeds and higher imaging quality at a cost Shanghai also has a price advantage, which will accelerate the localization and performance improvement of high-voltage generators for medical imaging equipment in my country.
Currently, the company’s X-ray machine silicon carbide high-voltage generator products will be sampled in the first half of this year. The 1200V/900A high-frequency silicon carbide power semiconductor module customized in cooperation with Philips has been developed for use in MRI gradient power amplifiers. After the system test, the whole machine will be mass-produced.
In addition, the company’s self-developed X-ray machine silicon carbide high-pressure generator product will also complete the sample preparation in the first half of this year, and will be tested by medical imaging equipment customers and filed with the State Food and Drug Administration. It is expected to start next year. Mass production. Relying on the R&D experience accumulated by its own R&D team in GE, Chenxin Technology will break the monopoly of foreign companies in the field of medical high-voltage generators, and will form good hematopoietic and mass production capabilities through the medical equipment business, which will help the company in new energy vehicles, etc. Lay the foundation for the large-scale implementation of the field.
In terms of business progress, excluding new energy vehicles and high-end medical equipment fields, Chenxin Technology also cooperates with customers in other industrial fields such as new energy power generation to provide corresponding power semiconductor module products.
In August 2020, the company announced the completion of an angel round financing of tens of millions of yuan exclusively invested by Atomic Ventures.