Development and manufacturing of Motor Control Units and SiC power modules for electric drive systems.
Leadrive Technology Germany GmbH
Aachen (DE) · Shanghai (CN) · Lingang, Shanghai (CN)New on Amplifa
About Leadrive
Leadrive Technology Germany GmbH, based in Aachen, develops and manufactures components for electric drive systems, including Motor Control Units, Power Control Units and high-performance SiC power modules (silicon carbide). Founded in Germany in 2018, the company is a subsidiary of Leadrive Technology, established in Shanghai in 2017, and sees itself as a development partner for electrification solutions – from the initial idea through research and development to series production. The Power Control Units are manufactured on a fully automated production line of the joint venture Liuzhou Leadrive in China and are automotive-certified. An in-house test laboratory and testing infrastructure are available for calibration, validation and customer-specific developments; the company also offers software customization and system integration with EMC compliance to Class 3, IEC-CISPR25. More than half of the full-time employees are engineers. Locations exist in Aachen (Hüttenstraße 7) as well as in Shanghai and Lingang, China.
- Site
- Aachen
- Processes
- Motor Control Units (manufacturing, design & manufacturing, automotive-certified), Power Modules (in-house design, SiC power modules, high power capability), Power Control Units (series production on fully automated production line), Electric drive systems / inverters (high power density inverter development), Dual Inverter (product development), Testing / calibration / validation of Motor Control Units and Power Modules (in-house test, Software customization / system integration, In-house test laboratory and testing infrastructure
- Materials
- SiC (silicon carbide), Semiconductor chips (power semiconductors), Silicon carbide (SiC), Power semiconductor chips
- Certificates
- ISO/SAE 21434 Cybersecurity Management System, ISO 26262:2018 Functional Safety ASIL-D Process Certification, IATF 16949:2016 (Design and Manufacturing of Motor Controller), IATF 16949:2016, ISO 26262:2018 ASIL-D, ISO/SAE 21434
- Founded
- 2018
- Industries
- Automotive / New Energy Vehicle, Semiconductors, Marine Engineering, New Energy Equipment, Energy supply
- 01
Engineering & product development (inverters, power modules)
- 02
Software customization & system integration
- 03
Testing, calibration & validation in own test laboratory
- 04
Series production of Power Control Units (fully automated line, joint venture)
- 05
EMC compliance (Class 3, IEC-CISPR25)
Materials & Technologies
Silicon carbide (SiC)
Semiconductor material for in-house developed power modules with high power capability and stable chip supply.
Power semiconductor chips
Basis of the Motor Control Units and inverter components for electric drive systems.
Locations
Aachen
DEGerman headquarters (Hüttenstraße 7, 52068 Aachen; further location Campus-Boulevard 79)
Shanghai
CNLeadrive Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. – parent company; Leadrive Electric Shanghai as test laboratory
Liuzhou
CNJoint-venture manufacturing (Liuzhou Leadrive) with fully automated production line for motor controllers / power
- Lot size
- Series production
- Fully automated production line motor controllers
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Control Units (manufacturing, design & manufacturing, automotive-certified)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Power Modules (in-house design, SiC power modules, high power capability)Engineering | – | – | – | – | SiC (silicon carbide) |
| Power Control Units (series production on fully automated production line)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electric drive systems / inverters (high power density inverter development)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dual Inverter (product development)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing / calibration / validation of Motor Control Units and Power Modules (in-house testTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fully automated production line (motor controllers / Power Control Units) | – | – | – | – | Joint venture Liuzhou Leadrive (Liuzhou, China) |
Additional services
Quality & Certifications
The company holds certifications according to IATF 16949:2016 (Design and Manufacturing of Motor Controller), ISO 26262:2018 Functional Safety ASIL-D and ISO/SAE 21434 (Cybersecurity Management System). Testing, calibration and validation take place in the company's own test laboratory Leadrive Electric Shanghai.
| Evidence | Leadrive (group) |
|---|---|
| IATF 16949:2016 | |
| ISO 26262:2018 ASIL-D | |
| ISO/SAE 21434 |
History
- 2017
May: founding of Leadrive Technology Shanghai with a core team of 22 engineers from a Fortune 500 research center; September: first product development Dual Inverter; October: first SiC power module IP in China; October: founding of Leadrive Electric Shanghai (test laboratory).
- 2018
August: joint venture with Liuzhou Wuling Liuji (Chinese vehicle manufacturer); September: founding of Leadrive Technology Germany as an industrial partner of the FEN Research Campus of RWTH Aachen University.
- 2019
March: founding of the Shanghai Lingang Power Electronics Research Institute (LPERI); July: joint laboratory with ROHM.
- 2020
July: first series batch of Power Control Units from the joint venture's automated line (delayed due to COVID-19); December: IATF 16949:2016 certification.
- 2021
July: ISO 26262:2018 Functional Safety ASIL-D Process Certification.
- 2024
April: ISO/SAE 21434 Cybersecurity Management System Certification.