Ampere and STMicroelectronics collaborate on powerbox with long term supply for silicon carbide
03 Dicembre 2024 - 7:45AM
UK Regulatory
Ampere and STMicroelectronics collaborate on powerbox with long
term supply for silicon carbide
AMPERE AND STMICROELECTRONICS COLLABORATE ON
POWERBOX WITH LONG TERM SUPPLY FOR SILICON CARBIDE
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Multi-year agreement between STMicroelectronics and Renault
Group secures Ampere’s supply of Silicon Carbide power
modules
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Collaboration on powerbox and cooling systems for the
inverter to get the best efficiency for Ampere's new generation
electric motors
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Agreement aligned with Ampere’s strategy of working
upstream with its partners to design the best solutions for each
one of its EV technologies
Boulogne-Billancourt (France) and Geneva
(Switzerland) – December 3, 2024 –
Ampere, the intelligent electric vehicle (EV) pure player
born from Renault Group and STMicroelectronics
(NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers
across the spectrum of electronics applications, today announced
the next step in their strategic co-operation, starting in 2026,
with a multi-year agreement between STMicroelectronics and Renault
Group on the supply of Silicon Carbide (SiC) power modules, as part
of their collaboration on a powerbox for the inverter for Ampere’s
ultra-efficient electric powertrain. Ampere and STMicroelectronics
worked together on the optimization of the power module, the key
element in the powerbox, to get the highest performance and best
competitiveness in the e-powertrain, leveraging Ampere’s expertise
in EV technology and STMicroelectronics’ expertise in advanced
power electronics.
“This agreement is the result of the
intensive work carried out with STMicroelectronics. By working
upstream together, we were able to optimize and secure the supply
of key components for our electric powertrains, to offer high
performance EVs with increased range and optimized charging time.
It perfectly aligns with Ampere's strategy to master the entire
value chain of power electronics for its e-powertrain, leveraging
STMicroelectronics’ expertise in power modules,” said Philippe
Brunet, SVP Powertrain & EV engineering, Ampere.
“ST is at the cutting edge of the
development of advanced power electronics enabling the mobility
industry to improve the performance of electrified platforms. With
the optimization of these higher-efficient products and solutions
to meet Ampere’s performance requirements, and our vertically
integrated silicon carbide supply chain, we are supporting Ampere’s
strategy for its next generation of electric powertrain,”
said Michael Anfang, Executive Vice President Sales
& Marketing, Europe, Middle East and Africa Region,
STMicroelectronics. “ST and Ampere share a common vision for
more sustainable mobility and this agreement marks another step
forward in improved power performance to further contribute to
concrete improvements to carbon emissions reduction by the mobility
industry and its supply chain.”
Power modules, composed of numerous silicon
carbide chips, manage and convert electrical power from the battery
to drive the electric motor. They play a crucial role in the
efficiency of the electric powertrain and battery range, as well as
energy regeneration features, making them a key element of the
efficiency of an electric car. They also contribute to the
smoothness and responsiveness of driving.
STMicroelectronics and Ampere have collaborated
on a powerbox for the supply of energy to Ampere’s new generation
of electric motors. The powerbox is designed for optimum
performance-size ratio across Ampere’s line-up, on 400 Volt battery
EV vehicles and for Segment C-EVs with 800 Volt batteries, enabling
greater autonomy and faster charging. 800 Volts is one of the key
levers to achieve the 10%-80% quick charge in 15 minutes or less.
This agreement is fully aligned with Ampere's strategy to master
the entire value chain of the electric vehicle, particularly by
working further upstream with its partners and ensuring the best
efficiency at each step.
As an integrated device manufacturer (IDM),
STMicroelectronics ensures quality and security of supply to serve
carmakers’ strategies for electrification. The collaboration with
Ampere on the silicon carbide power modules and powerbox
demonstrates STMicroelectronics' leadership and system level
experience of advanced power electronics, including its packaging
expertise.
Additional Technical
Information
The powerbox combines three SiC-based power
modules, an excitation module, which provides the necessary
electrical excitation to the motor or generator for controlling the
magnetic field within the rotor, and a cooling baseplate designed
to dissipate heat from the back side of the power module,
simplifying the thermal management and cooling process.
About Ampere
Ampere is the first European intelligent EV pure player. Born from
Renault Group, Ampere designs, develops, manufactures and markets
full electric vehicles featuring cutting-edge software technology,
accessible to all. The customer experience, as well as social and
environmental impacts, are embedded throughout the vehicle
development process to ensure they align with the brand’s
commitment to its customers, the planet and those living on it. For
more information, please visit www.ampere.cars or follow Ampere on
LinkedIn or X.
About STMicroelectronics
At ST, we are over 50,000 creators and makers of semiconductor
technologies mastering the semiconductor supply chain with
state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. An integrated device
manufacturer, we work with more than 200,000 customers and
thousands of partners to design and build products, solutions, and
ecosystems that address their challenges and opportunities, and the
need to support a more sustainable world. Our technologies enable
smarter mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and
the wide-scale deployment of cloud-connected autonomous things. We
are committed to achieving our goal to become carbon neutral on
scope 1 and 2 and partially scope 3 by 2027. Further information
can be found at www.st.com.
AMPERE COMMUNICATION
Estelle Guillot-Tantay
Cell : +33 6 76 86 01 46
Estelle.guillot-tantay@ampere.cars |
MEDIA RELATIONS STMICROELECTRONICS
Alexis Breton
Corporate External Communications
Tel: +33.6.59.16.79.08
alexis.breton@st.com
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RENAULT GROUP- INVESTOR RELATIONS -
Philippine de Schonen
Cell : + 33 6 13 45 68 39
Philippine.de-schonen@renault.com
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INVESTOR RELATIONS STMICROELECTRONICS
Jérôme Ramel
EVP Corporate Development & Integrated External
Communication
Tel: +41.22.929.59.20
jerome.ramel@st.com
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