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Airbus, STMicroelectronics Collaborate on Power Electronics for Aircraft Electrification

These semiconductors will play a significant role in powering future hybrid helicopters, aircraft, the ZEROe roadmap, as well as the City Airbus NextGen.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Airbus and STMicroelectronics have signed an agreement to cooperate on power electronics R&D to support more efficient and lighter power electronics, essential for future hybrid-powered aircraft and full-electric urban air vehicles. The collaboration builds on evaluations already conducted by both companies to explore the benefits of wide bandgap semiconductor materials for aircraft electrification. Wide bandgap semiconductors like silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) have supe...

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