International. Danfoss Silicon Power is setting up production in the U.S. and entering into a collaboration with industrial giant General Electric (GE). The collaboration means that Danfoss Silicon Power will become a major player in the silicon carbide (SiC) power module sector.
SiC power modules will create smaller, faster and more efficient electronic devices, and are expected to revolutionize technology within solar and wind power, as well as future generations of electric and hybrid cars.
The transatlantic collaboration between Danfoss and GE will be part of the New York Power Electronics Manufacturing Consortium (NY-PEMC) in Utica, upstate New York. The public-private consortium and other similar programs were established in 2014 by the state of New York with a total investment of more than US$20 billion for the creation of high-tech jobs.
In early 2018, DSP will establish SiC power modules at Utica, and is expected to create hundreds of jobs in the coming years. GE will provide SiC chips for the modules.
The news was recently announced by Andrew M. Cuomo, governor of New York State, who is funding all start-up costs as well as production facilities. Danfoss will lease both the facility and equipment from New York State and occupy the entire Utica plant, which includes two clean rooms, laboratories, offices and logistics space.
