onsemi introduces Elite Pairing Studio to simplify pairing SiC MOSFETs and gate drivers for power electronics design - Semiconductor Today

onsemi has launched the industry-first Elite Pairing Studio, an online design tool aimed at simplifying the pairing of silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs with gate drivers in power electronics design. This... Read original →

onsemi’s Elite Pairing Studio isn’t just a design aid—it’s a strategic move to lock engineers into its SiC ecosystem early. Technically, it pressures upstream wafer fabs to deliver tighter parametric uniformity while forcing downstream simulation tools like PLECS to deepen interoperability. Regulatory shifts, especially the EU’s tightening ERP efficiency mandates, amplify its value by de-risking customer compliance—boosting onsemi’s leverage in green supply chains. Competitors like Infineon and Wolfspeed now face a stark choice: open their pairing databases or fast-track proprietary toolchains, lest they lose critical design-in footholds. Within 12–24 months, integrated ‘intelligent selection + system simulation’ platforms will become table stakes in SiC; laggards risk irrelevance in AI data centers and 800V EV architectures where time-to-optimization defines market share.