ST India's Sapna Mongia on power semiconductor market trends

With the fast-growing market of solar power, energy efficient power sources and electric car, the power semiconductor market is going to be as hot as mobile communication market in very near future. One of the leading vendor in power semiconductor market is ST Microelectronics. In an email interview with EE Herald, Sapna Mongia, Technical Marketing Head, IPG Group, STMicroelectronics India, answers to some of the latest technology and market trends related questions on power semiconductor domain. Below is the full Q and A session: What are the global market trends in power semiconductor area? Sapna Mongia: The ever-increasing demand for electricity is driving developments in the power domain to optimize energy generation, distribution, and management. The Smart Grid aims to optimize a utility’s electric distribution network by monitoring, communicating, and increasing consumer awareness of usage while Smart energy meters, Solar inverters, solar charge controller, solar LED lights, digital power supply are creating innovation in the global power market.Meanwhile, applications with smart-power features ensure that those applications operate as efficiently as possible. The Semiconductor industry is developing products which are helping the power sector in generation and distribution of power through Smart Grid and Smart Metering solutions. Consumer...