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Elaphe Successfully Completes IPCEI ME\/CT \u2013 MEEV Project: Two Breakthrough Technologies for Greater Electric Vehicle Range<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Ljubljana, June 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

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Elaphe has successfully completed the MEEV (Micro-Electronics for Electric Vehicles) project under the pan-European initiative IPCEI ME\/CT (Important Project of Common European Interest \u2013 Microelectronics and Communication Technologies). Running from 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2026, the project delivered two semiconductor breakthroughs aimed at increasing the efficiency and range of electric vehicles \u2014 and was co-financed by the European Union \u2013 NextGenerationEU under Slovenia’s Recovery and Resilience Plan.<\/p>\n

Project Objectives<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In an electric vehicle, every watt and every gram matters. The MEEV project addressed two fundamental challenges in EV power efficiency:<\/p>\n

Sub-project 1 \u2014 Gallium Nitride (GaN) Power Electronics:<\/em> Develop and validate next-generation power electronics based on GaN technology capable of operating at significantly higher switching frequencies than silicon-based alternatives, reducing component size and weight, minimising thermal losses, and enabling greater vehicle range or smaller, more affordable batteries.<\/p>\n

Sub-project 2 \u2014 Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) Thermoelectric converter:<\/em> Design a novel GaAs chip intended to convert waste heat back into useful electrical energy \u2014 with no moving parts and without requiring a temperature differential, unlike conventional thermoelectric converters.<\/p>\n

Achieved Results & Key Performance Indicators<\/strong><\/h2>\n

All key performance indicators (KPIs) were met or exceeded:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\nBaseline (2023)<\/strong><\/td>\nTarget (2026)<\/strong><\/td>\nAchieved (2026)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
KPI 1<\/td>\nSwitching frequency \u2014 Sub-project 1<\/td>\n16 kHz<\/td>\n60 kHz<\/td>\n150 kHz<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KPI 2<\/td>\nNumber of tested chip geometries \u2014 Sub-project 2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n4.5<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KPI 3<\/td>\nGate leakage current \u2014 Sub-project 2<\/td>\n> 1 \u00b5A<\/td>\n< 200 nA<\/td>\n< 15 nA<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KPI 4<\/td>\nChannel modulation \u2014 Sub-project 2<\/td>\n0%<\/td>\n> 30%<\/td>\n34%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

For Sub-project 1, Elaphe’s engineers achieved a switching frequency of 150 kHz<\/strong> \u2014 more than twice the project target of 60 kHz and nearly ten times the capability of conventional silicon technology. The result is protected by patent.<\/p>\n

For Sub-project 2, four prototype chip geometries were designed and measured, with all KPIs achieved. A novel measurement method for determining electron mobility and density was developed alongside the chip work. A stencil mask aligner built during the project remains available to all users at IOM-CNR in Trieste and to external partners.<\/p>\n

All developed technologies are protected by patents and semiconductor topography registrations, and are available for licensing to any interested company in the European Economic Area on a non-exclusive, non-discriminatory basis.<\/p>\n

Project Financing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Duration<\/td>\n1 January 2023 \u2013 30 June 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total project value<\/td>\n\u20ac1.499.514,20 EUR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EU co-financing (NextGenerationEU \/ NOO)<\/td>\n\u20ac749.757,10 (50%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
State aid scheme<\/td>\nBE06-2632616-2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
National implementing body<\/td>\nMinistry of Economy, Tourism and Sport (MGT\u0160)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Financira Evropska unija \u2013 NextGenerationEU<\/em><\/p>\n

Further information: evropskasredstva.si<\/a> | MGT\u0160<\/a><\/p>\n

Media Coverage<\/strong><\/p>\n