Dr. Tong Wu

Dr. Tong Wu is onsemi SiC Expert & Leader of China Auto Marketing & Technical Team, responsible for developing the SiC market in China, as well as providing technical support for car OEMs and Tier1s, and participating in multiple NPIs. He has more than 10 years of R&D and industrial experience in wide band-gap devices and its applications. Prior to joining onsemi, Dr. Wu conducted his research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory(ORNL) for multiple DOE-funded SiC-related projects.

Dr. Wu received his B.S. degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, majoring in semiconductor physics and minoring in mathematics. Dr. Wu received his Ph.D. in Power Electronics from the University of Tennessee, USA. He conducted his doctoral research at the Power Electronics and Electric Machinery Research Center of Oak Ridge National Laboratory(ORNL). Dr. Wu has authored/co-authored more than 40 papers in international conferences and journals and awarded several U.S. patents in SiC area.

How Silicon Carbide is Shifting the Future of EV – The Promise and Challenges

SiC materials and devices are rapidly gaining acceptance and being the game-changer in EV market future. The expected performance enhanced by SiC devices perfectly matches the need for the next generation of electrical vehicles, especially for the 800V EV platforms with high efficiency and high power density requirements.

However, a number of challenges must be addressed before SIC can be widely adopted and pursue its promises. Three major challenges, i.e., Manufacture Cost, Device and Packaging, and System Integration need to take care of, not alone by semiconductor manufacturers but together with up and down streams to collaborate.

Today, by gathering worldwide experts and players here, the presentation will focus on the market overview of SiC in automotive, promises and challenges, and how can we accelerate the adoption and breakthroughs.