Domestic chips to power world's infra projects
By Zhong Nan and Liu Weifeng in Zhuzhou, Hunan | China Daily | Updated: 2016-11-30 07:40
CRRC Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Co Ltd, China's biggest manufacturer of electric locomotives by market share, will invest 100 million yuan ($14.45 million) to build six production lines in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, to manufacture high-end rail transit parts by 2020, said its top executive.
Insulated-gate bipolar transistor or IGBT semiconductors will be their key product. The idea is to promote global sales from a long-term perspective.
IGBT semiconductors find applications in a number of areas: bullet trains, smart grids, electric vehicles, new energy products, aerocraft and aviation.
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