Semikron is a German-based independent manufacturer of power semiconductor components. The company was founded in 1951 by Dr. Friedrich Josef Martin in Nuremberg. In 2019, the company had a staff of more than 3,000 people in 24 subsidiaries (world-wide) with production sites in Germany, Brazil, China, France, India, Italy, Slovakia, and the USA. In the field of diode/thyristor modules, Semikron is the market leader with a 30% share of the worldwide market.

Products

Semikron's product range consists of 11,600 different power semiconductors from 1 kW to 10 MW, including chips, discrete diodes/thyristors, power modules (IGBT/MOSFET/diode / thyristor/CIB/IPM), driver and protection components and integrated subsystems. Amongst other developments, Semikron invented the world's first isolated power module. Some important innovations of the organization include:

Applications

According to Semikron, 40% of yearly installed wind in 2022 contains its technology. "Semikron inside" has become a trademark for new markets such as renewable energy sources and hybrid vehicles as well as industrial applications such as electric drives, welding machines, lifts, power supplies, pumps, conveyor belts, trains and trams.

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