ZF Signs a Multi-year Supply-agreement with STMicro for Silicon Carbide Devices

ST will supply ZF from 2025 with a volume of double-digit millions of third generation SiC MOSFET devices. ZF says it can connect a number of such devices together to match customers’ performance requirements without changing the design of the inverter. Among others, ZF will use the technology in inverters for vehicles of a European car manufacturer whose production start is planned for 2025. By utilizing ST’ s silicon carbide manufacturing capabilities in Europe and Asia, ZF hopes to secure more customer orders in the field of electromobility.

 

ZF aims to leverage ST’ s vertically integrated silicon carbide manufacturing in Europe and Asia to secure customer orders in electro-mobility. Under the terms of the multi-year contract, ST will supply a volume of double-digit millions of silicon carbide devices that will be integrated in ZF’ s new modular inverter architecture going into series production in 2025. ZF will leverage ST’ s vertically integrated silicon carbide manufacturing in Europe and Asia to secure customer orders in electromobility.

 

This partnership strengthens ZF’ s supply chain, allowing the company to securely supply customers as it continues to expand in the electromobility market. With an order book in electromobility totaling over 30 billion euros until 2030, ZF requires reliable suppliers like STMicroelectronics to meet the demand for silicon carbide devices.

 

Stephan von Schuckmann, a member of the ZF Board of Management responsible for electromobility and materials management, states that their order book in electromobility until 2030 amounts to over thirty billion euros.

 

STMicroelectronics is a global semiconductor company that designs and manufactures a wide range of products, including microcontrollers, sensors, power management ICs (PMICs), automotive solutions, and more. The company was founded in 1987 through a merger between SGS Microelettronica (Italy) and Thomson Semiconducteurs (France). STMicroelectronics has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and operates in over 35 countries worldwide. It serves a variety of industries, such as automotive, industrial, personal electronics, and communications. In recent years, the company has focused on developing innovative solutions in areas like smart mobility, IoT, and sustainability.