Jun 24, 2024 
Heraeus Electronics is proud to announce its participation in the FastLane project, an ambitious EU-funded initiative aimed at revolutionizing the European value chain for Silicon Carbide (SiC)-based power electronics. This project, led by Valeo France, spans 36 months, from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2027.
The iFastLane project, titled "Boosting the European Value Chain for Sustainable Power Electronics," brings together 29 partners with a total budget of €96 million, including a €23 million contribution from the EU. The initiative aims to accelerate the adoption of SiC-based power electronics by establishing a full and highly competitive technology excellence across an all-European value chain, from powder and boule to engineered SiC substrates. This comprehensive approach will enable the development of novel smart semiconductor devices, smart power modules, and power converters, significantly broadening the application domains for SiC-based technologies.
Heraeus Electronics will develop innovative Ag sintering and AMB materials to enable the design of new, cost-efficient SiC power modules
Within the FastLane project, Heraeus Electronics will focus on developing new Ag sintering materials for precious metal-free metallized Active Metal Brazed (AMB) substrates and aluminum heat sinks. By minimizing the number of metallization steps and layers, Heraeus aims to simplify the production process, reduce thermal interfaces, and decrease material complexity in the power module stack. These advancements will enable the design of new, cost-efficient SiC power modules with higher power density, longer lifetime, and overall reliability.
The FastLane project is poised to significantly contribute to the European Green Deal by reducing the environmental footprint across the product lifecycle, promoting a greener economy, and ensuring European sovereignty in power electronics. The reuse of automotive economy of scale will also provide cost benefits to end users, making these advanced technologies more accessible.
Heraeus Electronics is excited to participate in FastLane, accelerating the future of sustainable power electronics. For more information about FastLane please visit https://www.linkedin.com/company/fast-lane-eu/.
For additional information on Heraeus Electronics, visit www.heraeus-electronics.com.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
The project is supported by the Chips Joint Undertaking (JU) and its members, including top-up funding by Austria, France, Germany, Romania, Slovakia, under grant agreement No 101139788.
In Germany, this project is co-funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (project no. 16MEE0415).
The Heraeus Group is a broadly diversified and globally leading family-owned technology company, headquartered in Hanau, Germany. The company’s roots go back to a family pharmacy started in 1660. Today, Heraeus bundles diverse activities in the Business Platforms Metals and Recycling, Healthcare, Semiconductor and Electronics as well as Industrials. Customers benefit from innovative technologies and solutions based on broad materials expertise and technological leadership. In the 2022 financial year, the group generated revenues of €29.1 billion (US$30.6 billion*) with approximately 17,200 employees in 40 countries. Heraeus is one of the top 10 family-owned companies in Germany and holds a leading position in its global markets.
(* calculated with 2022 average exchange rate, 1€ = 1.0530 US$)
Heraeus Electronics is a leading manufacturer of materials for the assembly and packaging of devices in the electronics industry. The company develops material solutions for the automotive, power electronics and advanced semiconductor packaging market and offers its customers a broad product portfolio - from materials and material systems to services.
