onsemi Subaru EPP Engagement Advances Future EV Power Systems

onsemi Subaru EPP Technology Engagement Advances Future EV Power Systems

On September 16, onsemi announced a strategic technology engagement with Subaru Corp to evaluate its Embedded Power Platform (EPP), giving the automaker early access to EPP technology and engineering expertise as it develops power architectures for future electrified vehicles. The onsemi Subaru EPP technology engagement allows Subaru to examine how advances in power semiconductor integration can support broader system-level optimization. The work includes exploring new approaches to power system architecture and efficiency, while providing onsemi with usable customer insights that can support the continued development of its EPP platform.

Embedded Power Platform Targets More Efficient Traction Inverters

The EPP platform has the potential to support smaller, lighter, and more efficient traction inverter systems while reducing development complexity and accelerating time to market. Its ability to scale across multiple power levels through a common architecture could allow Subaru Corp to reduce engineering costs and shorten development cycles as it evaluates power architectures for future electrified vehicles. For onsemi, the engagement also creates an opportunity to gather practical customer insights during technology evaluation, which can inform further development of the platform and its application across different electrified-vehicle power requirements.

Industry Impact & Outlook

The engagement highlights the growing importance of integrated power semiconductor technologies in the development of electrified-vehicle architectures, where manufacturers are seeking improvements in efficiency, packaging, engineering effort, and development speed. For Subaru, access to EPP technology and engineering expertise provides an opportunity to evaluate a common power architecture against future vehicle requirements, while onsemi can use customer feedback to refine the platform. The next stage will depend on Subaru’s technology evaluation and how effectively EPP can address its targeted power-system and traction-inverter requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the onsemi Subaru EPP technology engagement?
The engagement gives Subaru early access to onsemi’s Embedded Power Platform technology and engineering expertise while the automaker evaluates power architectures for future electrified vehicles. It focuses on exploring power semiconductor integration, system-level optimization, power architecture, and efficiency. The EPP platform is designed to potentially enable smaller, lighter, and more efficient traction inverter systems while reducing development complexity. Its scalable common architecture may also help reduce engineering costs and accelerate development cycles across multiple power levels. Onsemi can use customer insights generated through the engagement to support continued EPP development.