onsemi Silicon Carbide Power Module for Traction Inverters Selected for Hyundai Motor Group’s High Performance Electric Vehicles

onsemi’s EliteSiC silicon carbide (SiC) modules increase the efficiency and lower the weight of the South Korean automaker’s traction inverters, extending electric vehicle (EV) range and improving performance

PHOENIX January 4, 2023–(BUSINESS WIRE)–onsemi (Nasdaq: ON), a leader in intelligent power and sensing technologies, today announced that onsemi’s EliteSiC family of silicon carbide (SiC) power modules has been selected for Kia Corporation’s EV6 GT model. The electric vehicle (EV), which can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds, reaches top speed of 161 miles per hour. The traction inverter is part of a high-performance EV. EliteSiC power module It enables high efficiency power conversion from the DC 800V of the battery to an AC drive for the rear-axle. onsemi continues to collaborate with Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation (HMC/KIA) to use the EliteSiC technology for the upcoming high performance EVs based on HMC/KIA’s Electric – Global Module Platform (E-GMP).

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onsemi technology improves performance of Hyundai Motor Group’s high-performance electric vehicles. (Photo: Business Wire).

onsemi’s high-power density SiC power module delivers the most innovative package technology to minimize parasitics and thermal resistance and offers robust package reliability using innovative interconnects. This reduces power losses from DC to AC conversion and the traction converter’s size and weight, thereby increasing performance and EV range up to 5%.

Onsemi has decades of expertise in packaging high-density power modules for automotive applications. This technology provides industry-leading power-traction solutions. Onsemi can provide industry leaders HKMC/KIA highly reliable and durable solutions through exceptional packaging technology.

Simon Keeton (executive vice president, general manager, Power Solutions Group), onsemi, stated that HMC/KIA’s collaboration is rooted in EliteSiC technology’s superior performance. Our vertically integrated SiC supply network, which is rapidly growing and scalable, allows onsemi plan for the scale required to produce high-volume EVs.

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About onsemi

onsemi (Nasdaq : ON) drives disruptive innovation to build a better tomorrow. The company focuses on the automotive and industrial end markets and is driving change in megatrends like vehicle electrification, safety, sustainable energy grids and industrial automation. onsemi offers a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, delivering intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way to creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world. onsemi It is a Fortune 500 Company^® company and included in the S&P 500^® index. Learn more onsemi At www.onsemi.com.

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