€55million European project set to ramp knowledge of power electronics
Described as one of the most important European energy efficiency research projects has been launched in Dresden. The three year eRamp project, with €55million of funding, is looking to strengthen and expand Germany and Europe as centres of expertise for the manufacture of power electronics. In all, 26 research partners from six countries – including Newport based SPTS Technologies – are participating, led by Infineon.
"The research results from eRamp will be an important contribution to even more efficiently use energy," said Infineon's CEO Dr Reinhard Ploss. "The partners in the eRamp project have the entire power electronics value creation chain in mind, from generation and transmission to consumption. Together, we will create new knowledge and thus new products that will mean economic and ecological progress for Europe."
eRamp research will focus on the rapid introduction of new production technologies and further exploration of chip packaging technologies for power semiconductors.
Meanwhile, the German project partners will investigate and develop new methods for speeding the start of the production run, using facilities in
Dresden, Reutlingen and Regensburg.
