POWEREX
Semiconductors & ICs
Powerex Europe, founded in 1962 and based in Le Mans, France, develops, manufactures, and distributes power semiconductor components and solutions. Its product range includes diodes, thyristors, IGBTs, HVIGBTs, and assemblies. The company serves railway, military, aerospace, and industrial sectors. Leveraging expertise from its US partner Powerex Inc, a GE and Mitsubishi Electric joint venture, it offers silicon carbide encapsulation know-how. Powerex Europe provides tailored solutions for harsh environments (temperature range -55°C to +200°C, humidity), constrained conditions (weight, voltage withstand), and specific requirements (custom housing, bespoke braiding, measurement ratios, pairing). It supplies rectifier diodes, fast diodes, rotating diodes, IGBTs, HVIGBTs, and assemblies with cooling systems in small (a few units) and medium series (several thousand per year). Additional services include refurbishment (component replacement, cleaning) and component testing. The production unit in Le Mans holds ISO9001 and EN9100 certifications for aerospace, military, and space standards.