Fraunhofer IISB

With scientific expertise and systems know-how, Fraunhofer IISB supports its partners in translating current research results into competitive products, be it customized semiconductor components or intelligent systems for electric vehicles, aviation, production or energy supply. With its focus areas, the institute makes a targeted contribution to sustainability and climate protection. In doing so, it covers the entire value chain from basic materials to semiconductor components, process and module technologies to complete electronics and energy systems. Application-specific power, high-temperature or sensor components and circuits are processed in an industry-compatible cleanroom environment. With its system developments for power conversion, IISB repeatedly sets benchmarks in energy efficiency and performance. The integration of data-based functionalities continuously opens up new application scenarios.

Power Electronics by Fraunhofer IISB - The Wide-Bandgap Experts for Sustainable Mobility and Energy Supply

The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB in Erlangen is your contact for wide bandgap semiconductors and efficient power electronics. Here, component know-how merges with complex system development for electromobility and energy supply. Whether material, component, process technology or complete system - as a leading European competence center for silicon carbide (SiC), we develop your individual solution, even for extreme requirements.

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• Research and development
• Prototype manufacturing for customized semiconductor devices (SiC, Si)
• Prototype manufacturing for power electronic systems
• Vehicle test center, medium voltage hall, application lab DC grids, open source battery management system foxBMS® 
• Material development, manufacturing and characterization
• Simulation, test, analysis, measurement, data-based manufacturing optimization
• Training and education, consulting

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• Power electronics
• Wide bandgap semiconductors
• Materials (semiconductors, coatings, power materials)
• Semiconductor devices and process technologies (clean room for SiC and Si)
• Packaging, test and reliability
• Vehicle electronics (drives, storage, infrastructure, power converters; for individual, transport and commercial vehicles, shipping, aviation)
• Intelligent energy systems (battery/storage systems, DC grids, distributed energy systems, sector coupling)
• Modeling, data analytics and AI

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