Infineon Technologies, Germany’s leading semiconductor manufacturer, has worked with CDIL’s six -year -old CDIL chipmakers to take advantage of emerging business opportunities in the nation of South Asia. The corporate relationship aims to support India’s transition to electric mobility and renewable energy, both based largely on semiconductors.
India, the most populous country in the world with over 1.4 billion people, aims to expand its penetration from EV from existing 7-8% to 30% and reinforce the production of non -energy minerals From 100GW to 500GW to 2030. However, achieving these ambitious goals requires a powerful domestic ecosystem for EVS and battery storage solutions that are competitive in costs with traditional alternatives to promote consumer adoption. Manufacturers in these areas are also looking for high quality inputs at comparable prices to maintain their cost low. Infineon and CDIL aim to deal with all this with their commitment.
As part of the collaboration, Infineon supplies tiles on the CDIL, which will pack them and assemble them at the Mohali unit in Punjab. Finals will serve Indian customers in areas such as EVS Light- including two and three wheels electricity- and renewable energy products such as solar converters and energy storage systems.
Initially, CDIL Prithvideeep Singh’s general manager told TechCrunch that the partnership is aimed at producing Mosfets (field transistor-scale with metal oxides), which act as electronic switches to control electricity on electricity flows. However, the CDIL plans to expand production using Infineon tiles to develop IGBTs (bipolar transistor-pillar) over time. These components regulate high voltage electricity in EV and renewable energy systems.
The CDIL semiconductor packaging installation currently has an annual capacity of 600 million semiconductor power plants. Both companies find this sufficient for now, though Singh noted that the CDIL could scale production based on future demand.
Instead of traditional silicon, semiconductors produced in India will use materials such as silicon carbide and gallic nitride, which provide greater heat resistance and provide more power density in a small space. The CDIL has been working specifically in silicon carbide for the last four years and has still exported the material to countries, including China.
However, Singh told TechCrunch that the Infineon partnership is currently focusing on domestic demand.
“The disk is like an engine. It’s a crucial element. And then, of course, you have the rest of the car, so it’s a good mix of both,” he said while processing the partnership.
Specifically, this is Infineon’s first company production relationship in India, although the company has had a subsidiary in the country for some time and has explored the market actively in recent months. Company officials even met with India government officials last year to discuss opportunities for semiconductors.
“We believe that India is still in the earliest stage of an exponential curve, but we believe that this market will speed up in the coming years, because many trends are starting to overlap … You have the electric drive and the battery of everyone,” said Richard Kuncic, a senior vice -president of Power Sys.
Neubiberg-Headquarteed Company manufactures tiles in three large facilities located in Villach (Austria), Dresden (Germany) and Kulim (Malaysia).
India aspires to become a global semiconductor hub and announced billions of dollars in investment last year. However, Infineon has no immediate plans to create a tile production area in India. Instead, the company is trying to form additional partnerships on the Indian market to increase its presence.
“We don’t start just five things for the sake of him … We do one after another,” Kuncic said when he was asked about possible collaborations with other local players.
