Energy storage converter (PCS), also known as energy storage inverter, is the key device between the energy storage device and the power grid. It is used to control the charging and discharging process of the storage battery, and carry out the AC/DC conversion. It can directly supply power to the AC load without the power grid.

The consumer electronics, industry, automobile and communication sectors have jointly supported a large part of the semiconductor industry. However, due to the impact of the economic cycle, almost only the new energy market remains in the terminal market of semiconductors, especially the new energy automobile industry.

Driven by the electrification of automobiles, power electronic devices can be described as rising both in quantity and price. The development of power electronic devices has gone through the first stage with thyristor as the core and the second stage with MOSFET and IGBT as the representative. Now it is entering a new development stage with wide band gap semiconductor devices as the core. The new generation of power electronic devices is also promoting the development of MOSFET and IGBT, which also drives the growing popularity of wide band gap semiconductors such as SiC and GaN. Electric vehicles have become the core application scenario of SiC. Therefore, we will focus on electric vehicles and discuss the application trend of SiC in electric vehicles with you.

On February 15, EST, Texas Instruments announced that it would build a second 300mm wafer factory in Lehi, Utah, USA.