Automotive electronics is a market expected to outgrow global and automotive market well into the next decade. SiC is part of that that growth and exemplifies the key success factors to create an attractive product offering for the customer.
Innovation leadership is one way to exploit market opportunities. Bosch has used an existing technology from a neighboring field and advanced the technology to gain such a technological leadership. To be successful in the current geopolitical environment this does not suffice and additional measures are required to meet customer expectation. One of them is to offer supply chain resilience by offering products out of different regions. This demands in consequence also a consistent management of supplier quality. A complete management of innovation, technology and supply chain becomes increasingly important as supply chain risks increase.