Danfoss Silicon Power is establishing production of silicon-carbide (SiC) power modules in the USA, entering into a collaboration with the industrial giant General Electric (GE). GE will provide SiC chips for the modules. The collaboration is part of the New York Power Electronics Manufacturing Consortium (NY-PEMC) in Utica, upstate New York, a private-public consortium established with other similar programs in 2014 by the state of New York, with a total investment of more than USD 20 billion for the creation of high-tech jobs.
Danfoss will lease both the facility and equipment from the New York State and occupy the entire facility in Utica, which includes two cleanrooms, labs, offices and logistics space. The SiC power modules packaging operations in Utica are planned to start by early 2018, and are expected to create hundreds of jobs in the coming years. The SiC power modules allow to create smaller, faster and more effective electronic devices, and are expected to revolutionize the technology within the solar and wind energy, as well as the future generations of electric and hybrid cars.