Semikron

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 900 A 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 superfast 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 widely acclaimed properties (CAL-Diode)

1992 SKiiP, the first IPMs (Intelligent Power Modules) with integrated driver and SKiiP pressure contact technology 100-1200 A / 600-1200 V 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

1975 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