Zf friedrichshafen ag and cree, inc. announce strategic partnership to highly efficient electric drivelines

Zf friedrichshafen ag and cree, inc. announced a strategic partnership to create industry-leading, highly efficient electric drivelines. with this strategic partnership, zf and cree are intensifying their existing cooperation. the future use of silicon carbide-based power semiconductors will increase the range for electric vehicles in contrast to today's standard silicon technology. due to high battery costs, the efficient electric drive represents an enormous growth potential for the foreseeable future. in particular, silicon carbide technology in conjunction with the 800-volt vehicle electrical system voltage makes a significant contribution to further increasing efficiency. electrified drivelines are making vast contributions to achieving worldwide emission targets and making mobility more sustainable. cree’s technology will initially be used to fulfill orders that zf has already received for silicon carbide based electric drives from several leading global automakers. through the partnership, zf expects to make silicon carbide electric drivelines available to the market by 2022. cree is committed to leading the global transition from silicon to silicon carbide and recently announced silicon carbide capacity expansion with a mega materials factory in durham, n.c. and the silicon carbide device manufacturing facility in new york. the company offers a comprehensive set of silicon carbide and gan (gallium nitride) power and rf (radio frequency) solutions through its wolfspeed® business unit.
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