e3car

e3car stands for Energy Efficient Electrical Car - a project under the umbrella of the ENIAC Joint Undertaking (JU). CISC Semiconductors contribution is in the area of modelling and simulation technologies.

The objective of the e3car project is the development of nanoelectronics technologies, devices, circuits architectures and modules for hybrid and electrical cars/vehicles and demonstration of these modules in a final systems.

The project considers both vertical integration with the final user and equipment providers and horizontal cooperation to build a solid nanoelectronics technology base for Europe electrical car industry and establish standard designs and platforms for electrical/hybrid cars. The project will consider architectures, technologies and modules being applied to electric vehicles on systems and sub-system levels.

New design and concepts are considered for power train, power conversion, power management and battery management. These systems are considered fail safe and fault tolerant and new methods and technologies for improved reliability and increased lifetime will be developed during the validation phase.

In this context the power and high voltage electronics and smart miniaturized systems for power management, engine control and energy recovery systems will be specified and developed, based on the voltage/current range of needed module.