Automotive power electronics – accurately predict field reliability

With increased vehicle electrification the IGBT market is set to top $50 billion by 2023, developing reliable components is critical to business success. These components operate at over 200 degrees Celsius and have been notoriously difficult to characterize. 

This paper discusses a unique non-destructive power cycling test method to characterize these critical components: 

• Understand heat path 
• Reduce risk of failure 
• Improve reliability under high loads 

No more repetitive, time-consuming, destructive testing – Simcenter offers an alternative non-destructive method to give insight into component performance.