Market opportunities for Wide-Band gap semiconductors in EV/HEV applications

Ahmed Ben-Slimane, Yole Développement 75 cours Emile Zola, 69100 Villeurbanne France
Hong LIN, Yole Développement 75 cours Emile Zola, 69100 Villeurbanne France
Ezgi DOGMUS, Yole Développement

The high growth of the EV/HEV market impacted significantly the wide bandgap semiconductor industry, creating new opportunities and a competition between SiC and GaN in many applications such as on-board chargers, DC-DC converters and main inverters. This paper provides an overview of SiC and GaN device technology, including Yole Développement’s understanding of the market’s current dynamics and future evolution of wide band gap materials compared to mainstream Silicon power electronics market.

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