improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . august 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message semikron international gmbh type gmbh founded 1951 headquarters nuremberg germany key people cso peter sontheimer ; cfo christian m ller ; cto harald j ger 1 products semiconductor revenue 509 mio . euro 2015 2 number of employees 3000 2 website www.semikron.com semikron is an independent manufacturer of power semiconductor components . the company was founded by dr. friedrich josef martin in nuremberg in 1951 . today the company has a staff of more than 3 000 people in 25 subsidiaries world wide with production sites in germany brazil china france india italy korea slovakia and the us . semikron is a provider of chips discrete semiconductors transistor diode and thyristor power modules power assemblies and systems for markets such as industrial drives wind and solar hybrid and electric vehicles the rail industry and power supplies . according to a survey carried out by btm consult aps the total wind power capacity installed until 2009 was 122 gigawatt . 57 gigawatt comprises power semiconductors from semikron . in the field of diode thyristor modules semikron is the market leader with a 30 % share of the worldwide market . 3 contents 1 products 2 applications 3 literature 4 sources 5 external links products edit semikron s product range consists of 11 600 different power semiconductors from 1 kw to 10 mw including chips discrete diodes thyristors power modules igbt mosfet diode thyristor cib ipm driver and protection components and integrated subsystems . amongst other developments semikron invented the world s first isolated power module the semipack of which 56 million are presently in use . important innovations of the organization 2010 skai 3 phase converter system up to 250kva 2009 skiip4 intelligent power module with 3600 a ; for use in wind and traction applications 2008 miniskiip ipm first intelligent power module for solder free assembly 2008 skyper with fully digital signal processing 2007 skim 100 % solder free igbt modules for hybrid vehicles 2007 sinter technology reliable sintering replaces solder process 2006 semistart for soft start devices 2005 semix rectifiers with solder free spring contacts for electrical connections 2004 skyper igbt driver family 2003 semix first flat igbt half bridge family from 250 to 900a with solder free spring contacts for electrical connections 2002 miniskiipii 2nd generation of converter inverter brake modules up to 30 kw 2001 integrated converters for hybrid electric drives 2000 low power rectifiers standard fast and super fast axial diodes schottky diodes zener diodes press fit diodes low level rectifier bridges and smds 1999 skim 6 pack igbt modules with driver electronics 1998 semitop rectifier circuits with solder pins for pcb assembly 1996 miniskiip first integrated igbt rectifier circuits in solder free spring contact technology 1996 spring technology spring contacts allow for solder free electrical connections 1995 asics optimise the electronic assemblies used to control mosfet and igbt modules 1992 fast soft freewheeling diode with best properties in the world cal diode 1992 skiip the first ipms intelligent power modules with integrated driver and skiip pressure contact technology 100 1200a 600 1200v for high power applications 1992 skiip technology pressure contact technology no soldered copper base plate fewer solder layers extended service life 1987 semitrans mosfet modules for electric vehicles high frequency generators inductive heating and lasers 1984 bi polar darlington transistor modules semitrans 1981 semipack modules with fast thyristors and diodes . introduction of glass passivation and square chips 1976 disc type thyristors for dc drives and ac converters 1974 semipack the world s first isolated thyristor diode module now an industrial standard in its 6th generation . today semikron is global market leader for diode thyristor modules 1967 the first thyristors for variable speed dc drives 3 phase soft start devices and 3 phase ac power controllers 1964 the world s first 1a plastic diode for direct pcb assembly for use in radios and tv sets 1963 the first encapsulated bridge rectifier a revolutionary plastic bridge that established itself across the entire electronics industry 1961 development of the first avalanche rectifier diode in the world 1959 first silicon diode made of silicon wafers . at this time the power range of 2.5 300 a was an astonishingly high value 1954 start of semikron semiconductor manufacturing selenium rectifier plates and selenium surge voltage protective devices applications edit today 57 gigawatt wind capacity is powered by semikron technology . 122 gigawatt source btm consult aps 03 2008 is the total installed wind capacity since 1993 . semikron inside has become a trademark for new markets such as renewable energy and hybrid vehicles as well as industrial applications such as electric drives welding machines lifts power supplies pumps conveyor belts trains and trams . literature edit ulrich nicolai ; tobias reimann ; j rgen petzoldt ; josef lutz 1998 in german applikationshandbuch igbt und mosfet leistungsmodule 1 . ed . isle verlag isbn 978 3 932633 24 9 http www.semikron.com skcompub de application manual 193.htm arendt wintrich ; ulrich nicolai ; werner tursky ; tobias reimann 2010 in german applikationshandbuch 2010 2 . ed . isle verlag isbn 978 3 938843 56 7 http www.powerguru.org wordpress wp content uploads 2012 12 semikron applikationshandbuch leistungshalbleiter.pdf arendt wintrich ; ulrich nicolai ; werner tursky ; tobias reimann 2011 in german application manual 2011 2 . ed . isle verlag isbn 978 3 938843 66 6 http www.powerguru.org wordpress wp content uploads 2012 12 semikron application manual power semiconductors.pdf sources edit ber semikron impressum . semikron . retrieved 2015 01 21 . a b https www.semikron.com about semikron facts and figures.html ims research the global power semiconductor market 2010 . external links edit www.semikron.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title semikron & oldid 744376588 categories companies of germanyhidden categories articles lacking reliable references from august 2013all articles lacking reliable referencesarticles with a promotional tone from august 2013all articles with a promotional toneuse dmy dates from january 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran ais edit links this page was last modified on 14 october 2016 at 20 26 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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