Infineon Technologies, a leading company in automotive semiconductor solutions, and VinFast, Vietnam’s first global smart electric car maker, announced to extend their partnership on occasion of Infineon’s OktoberTech™ Asia Pacific 2022 Technology Forum in Singapore. The two companies will set up a joint application competence center focusing on electromobility to accelerate VinFast’s development of solutions for the future of smart mobility. The inauguration of the center is planned in the first quarter of 2023.
The creation of the VinFast–Infineon Competence Center (VICC) signals a new level in the relationship between both companies, who will jointly engage in the early development phase of VinFast’s next-generation smart mobility solutions and will also discuss future semiconductor requirements to achieve supply chain stability. VICC will initially focus on the development of a new electric drive train (EDT) for VinFast electrified platforms. This is a part of VinFast’s strategy to connect intelligence globally and to ensure its competitive advantages in the global EV market.
Based on its system understanding, as well as broad product and technology portfolio, Infineon will provide technical support and guidance on semiconductor selection, including conventional technologies and those based on WBG (Wide Bandgap) semiconductor materials, like silicon carbide (SiC). The competence center will house a laboratory with testing and measuring equipment to provide prompt product validation.
VinFast and Infineon have been working closely for more than three years prior to this newly extended agreement. Many of Infineon’s solutions have been utilized in VinFast’s vehicles, such as inverter for the electric motor, high-voltage on-board charger (OBC) and DC-DC converters for ePowertrain, as well as in E/E (electrical and electronic) architectures.
