Energy conversion and transportation is one of the major challenges to reduce climate change and to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels for a sustainable future.Power electronics have a significant potential for CO2 reduction and is an inevitable technology towards a zero-emission world. It plays a key role in today’s increasingly electrified world, from generation with renewable energies, to power distribution as well as in consumption in industrial, transportation and home appliances. Power modules based on Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductors allow operations with increased power and current density per chip at an increased temperature compared to Silicon based power modules. To maximize the benefit of the SiC semiconductors, advanced electronic packaging materials are required. Solutions for an optimized performance of SiC based power modules will be presented.
Dr. Michael Jörger has more than 20 years’ experience in managing product development and launching of innovative materials for electronics and renewable energies with a focus of Power Modules and Semiconductor Packaging materials. Michael holds a PhD. in Material Science from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, and a diploma in chemistry from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany. Currently he is leading the Business Line Power Electronic Materials at Heraeus Electronics GmbH & Co. KG which is located at Hanau, Germany.