IGBT manufacturers to develop grid tie inverter markets, targeted low voltage applications

IGBT operators are actively take into below 600 v low voltage applications.

Global economic power inverter, coupled with the main application market increasingly competitive, makes the IGBT industry growth slow lately.

To create a new growth opportunity, IGBT industry hence is committed to research and development new technology for low voltage applications and product solutions, even toward 12-inch wafer manufacturing development.

Yole Developpement solar inverters sector analyst Alexandre Avron

By the effects of global government reduce the renewable sources of energy and transport, insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) components and module manufacturers are in a difficult situation.

According to Yole Developpement statistics, most manufacturers of IGBT, packaging company and related passive components manufacturer in the 2012 recession (figure 1), thereby encouraging relevant manufacturers change the policy of IGBT wafer and packaging production, issue the industry back to previous rapid growth trajectory.

Expand market for low voltage grid tie inverter factory production strategy shift

At present, almost all manufacturers of IGBT in 600 V (V) related power electronics application market competition, ranging from solar Inverter to motor drive (makes).

Existing main providers such as in Germany's Infineon (Infineon), Tokyo, Japan's Mitsubishi motor (Mitsubishi Electric), and have available block up to 3300 v voltage element advantage Fuji Electric, Fuji Electric).

The industry also extends under 1700 kv voltage applications; This market, is the industry's most competitive applications, because almost all of the power electronic components manufacturers, can provide application below 1700 v IGBT component.

If in revenue terms, however, is the market value of 600 ~ 900 v products the largest source of contribution.