Semicron
| SEMIKRON International GmbH
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1951 |
| Seat | Nuremberg , Germany |
| management | Bernd Enser, Karl-Heinz Gaubatz, Matthias Greiner, Peter Sontheimer |
| Number of employees | 3200 |
| sales | 533 million euros (2018) |
| Website | www.semikron.com |
Semikron is a manufacturer of components for power electronics . The company was founded in 1951 by Friedrich Josef Martin in Nuremberg - the company's headquarters to this day. Semikron is the only independent and globally oriented manufacturer of family-owned semiconductor components. The company employs over 3200 people in 25 branches worldwide. Production sites are in Germany, Brazil, China, France, India, Italy, Korea, Slovakia and the USA.
Product range
SEMIKRON is a globally active manufacturer of power electronic components and systems in the medium power segment (approx. 2 kW to 10 MW).
Development of the company
- 2012 Semikron, SindoPower, Epcos, LEM, Mersen, Proton Electrotex, and Weidmüller found the joint power electronics platform PowerGuru in order to concentrate power electronics knowledge online.
- 2010 “SEMIKRON Foundation - Help international” is brought into being
- 2009 The B2B e-commerce channel SindoPower becomes the Semikron online shop under the umbrella brand "SEMIKRON".
- 1981 SEMIPACK modules with fast thyristors and diodes. Introduction of glass passivation and square chips
- 1974 The world's first isolated thyristor diode module, the SEMIPACK, became the industry standard and is now available in the 6th generation.
- 1967 The first thyristors for speed-controlled DC drives, three-phase soft starters and three-phase controllers
- 1964 The world's first 1- ampere plastic diode for direct circuit board mounting for radios and televisions
- 1963 The first cast bridge rectifier , a plastic bridge
- 1961 The first peak voltage resistant avalanche rectifier diode in the world
- 1959 First silicon diode made from silicon wafers
- 1954 Start of semiconductor production: selenium rectifier plates and selenium surge suppressors
- 1951 founded by Friedrich Josef Martin
Areas of activity
Around 35 percent of the wind power plants installed annually worldwide are operated with technologies from Semikron. In addition to the developed technologies for renewable energies and electric vehicles, Semikron products are represented in industrial applications such as electric drives, industrial trucks, welding equipment, elevators, power supply systems, pumps, conveyor belts, trains and trams.
Technologies
Spring contacts enable electrical contact to be made without soldering, with increased reliability of the power semiconductor modules. Since there is no soldering , spring contacts are resistant to shock, vibration and corrosion and have a high resistance to temperature changes even in harsh environmental conditions. The controller can easily be attached to the module with screws, because the springs create electrical contact through the contact pressure.
By using pressure contact technology, several layers of solder can be dispensed with. As a result, modules in SKiiP technology have a lower thermal resistance , which means a longer service life.
PRESS-FIT technology is another alternative concept for soldering the module onto the circuit board. The solder-free version ensures the quick and easy connection of the module and the printed circuit board in a single operation and thus reduces the assembly time.
With SKiNTER technology, the chip is no longer soldered during bonding , but sintered , that is, connected by cold welding and therefore shows no signs of fatigue. In connection with SKiiP technology, solder can be dispensed with and the service life of the module is extended.
Social
In memory of the wife of the company founder Fritz Martin, the social association “Martin Care e. V ”founded in the 1980s. The association takes care of orphans in Brazil. Projects in India , South Africa and other parts of the world are also supported. The association is financed, among other things, through donations from employees and the sale of calendars.
In a company kindergarten in Nuremberg, Semikron offers the children of Semikron and the companies operating here 74 childcare places from the age of 1 to school entry. The kindergarten is open Monday to Friday between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. and can be used flexibly. There are no closing days during the holiday season. Care is also offered for siblings during the holidays. The company kindergarten was opened by Federal Minister Ursula von der Leyen at an opening ceremony on June 27, 2007.
Web links
- Semikron website
- Centro Social Mali Martin. Websites (Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ About SEMIKRON >> Imprint. Semikron, accessed July 4, 2016 .
- ↑ a b About SEMIKRON >> Data & Facts. Semikron, accessed July 4, 2016 .
- ↑ Homepage Brazil
- ↑ Nuremberg: referant for Youth, Family and Social Affairs: Annual Report 2007 (PDF, 7.5 MB). Retrieved March 19, 2013.