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Research and Markets: Power Electronics for Hybrid & Electric Vehicles, Volume 2 Passive Components - A +$2 Billion Market for Modules


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DUBLIN--February 14, 2012: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Power Electronics for Hybrid & Electric Vehicles, Volume 2 Passive Components" report to their offering.

“Power Electronics for Hybrid & Electric Vehicles, Volume 2 Passive Components”

Passive Components Are Playing a More and More Active Role

A +$2 Billion Market for Modules: a Big Opportunity for Power Electronics

In 2016, almost 25 million cars manufactured will be electrified, the majority of them being micro-HEV, with a low level of electrification. However, some 5 million will be full HEV, plug-in HEV or EV.

As a consequence, electric vehicles (EV) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) will represent the biggest accessible market for power device and system makers. Without getting completely mature, the EV/HEV industry has seen its first steps toward standardization. Electrical configuration shows a preference for parallel and split structures. Following the same logic, DC/DC boost converters and DC/AC inverters architecture for full HEV and EV are adopted. Getting the best switch at the lowest cost is a must. IGBT will continue having a bright future in hybrid and electric cars.

We expect the power module market to be near $5 Billion, most made with IGBT. It is huge and will change the game in power electronics market!

But there are still some uncertainties:

  • What about new power semiconductor device adoption?
  • Which materials will be preferred?
  • What are the consequences on the rest of the powertrain? Cooling? Integration? Connectivity? Passives?
  • What are the consequences on the supply chain?

Electrical Architectures Are Chosen but Supply Chain Keeps on Changing

China: Market Opportunity or Competitive Threat?

Technology Developments: Active, Passives and System Integration Passive Components Are Playing a More and More Active Role

Who Should Buy This Report?

  • Car manufacturers and tier-one
  • - Understand the supply-chain evolution and the technologies coming
  • - Make the right partnerships with the right companies, and gain a strategic advantage
  • - Understand your new market and plan your business expansion
  • Power electronics players: material, equipment, device and module market players
  • - Get the full picture and benchmark competitors and partners technical solutions
  • - Understand the value-chain and its evolutions
  • - Take the right decisions and position yourself in tough market

Companies Mentioned: To view the full list of 75+ companies that feature in this extensive report, click the link below

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