MAHLE Develops High-Performance Cooling Unit for Infineon Data Center Power Modules
MAHLE has developed a custom cooling unit for Infineon's new EasyPACK S power module, boosting its performance and enabling use in data center power supply systems.
- 4 months
- size of two stacked chocolate bars
What Happened
Infineon, a semiconductor solutions supplier, and MAHLE, a thermal management specialist, have collaborated on a pre-development project. MAHLE has supplied a tailored cooling unit for Infineon's new high-performance EasyPACK S power module, which controls electric switchgear and functions. The module can be used to control power supply systems in data centers. Thanks to MAHLE's innovative cooling, the module's performance is significantly boosted compared to its predecessors, and its functional endurance and durability are improved.
size of two stacked chocolate bars
Installed directly on the circuit board, it effectively dissipates heat using a coolant.
First prototypes produced and supplied to Infineon
Prototypes in testing and validation by Infineon
“Cooperation with Infineon is a further example of the way MAHLE is successfully transferring its competence developed in the automotive industry to other applications.”
As part of Group Sales, MAHLE has consolidated its non-automotive activities into a new Industrial and Special Solutions unit. This unit enables the group to address new customers more effectively through a customer-focused technical sales approach combined with application development expertise. The areas of production, logistics, purchasing, and quality are also more closely linked, allowing available plant capacity to be used more effectively for the Industrial and Special Solutions business.
Why this matters
This partnership shows how automotive thermal management expertise can be applied to non-automotive industries like data centers. For Infineon, the cooling unit improves module performance and durability. For MAHLE, it drives growth in new markets beyond automotive.
Terms in This Story
- power module
- An electronic assembly containing multiple power components, used for switching and controlling electricity in high-current applications.
- coolant
- A fluid used to transfer heat away from electronic components to prevent overheating.
- semiconductor
- A material that can conduct electricity under certain conditions, used as the basis for electronic components like transistors and diodes.
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