Infineon partners with LS Electric to advance DC power solutions
The collaboration will focus on key DC infrastructure areas, including power conversion systems for energy storage systems, solid-state transformers (SSTs) and solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs).
Infineon Technologies and South Korea’s LS Electric have signed an MoU to collaborate on high-efficiency direct current (DC) power infrastructure solutions for AI data centers and next-generation power grids.
The two companies will collaborate on key technologies to enhance energy efficiency, system performance and scalability in next-generation power infrastructure, Infineon said in a press release.
“High-efficiency DC architectures will play a key role in addressing increased energy demand while improving overall system performance and sustainability,” said Andreas Weisl, Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer of Industrial & Infrastructure at Infineon. “By combining Infineon’s semiconductor expertise with LS Electric’s strength in system integration, we are well positioned to accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation DC power infrastructure.”
“Through our collaboration with Infineon, which possesses worldwide-leading power semiconductor technologies, we will strengthen our competitiveness in core DC power infrastructure solutions and will evolve into a total solutions provider leading the global AI data center market and future power markets,” said Kil Young Ahn, Vice President and Head of Production and R&BD at LS Electric.
The collaboration will focus on key DC infrastructure areas, including power conversion systems for energy storage systems, solid-state transformers (SSTs) and solid-state circuit breakers (SSCBs). The collaboration aims to improve power and voltage conversion efficiency while enhancing the stability and reliability of next-generation DC power systems.
Under the provisions of the MoU, Infineon will support the development of high-efficiency, high-performance DC power infrastructure systems with its broad semiconductor portfolio that includes power semiconductors, microcontrollers and power control solutions. LS Electric will leverage its expertise in power systems and industrial automation to drive system-level integration and implementation, the press release said.
