Ideal Power Inc. (NASDAQ: IPWR) saw its shares move slightly upward early Wednesday. The Austin, Texas-based company, pioneering the development and commercialization of the highly efficient and broadly patented B-TRAN™ bidirectional semiconductor power switch, today announces the start of third-party automotive qualification and reliability testing of B-TRAN™ devices.
“This is a significant milestone in our commercialization roadmap as third-party automotive qualification and reliability testing of B-TRAN™ is now underway. Demonstration of compliance with automotive standards, the most stringent reliability standards for power semiconductor devices, is expected to accelerate the adoption of B-TRAN™ with large industrial customers as well as automotive OEMs and Tier 1 automotive suppliers,” said CEO Dan Brdar.
Ideal Power successfully performed a critical subset of reliability testing of packaged B-TRAN™ devices in its lab and at a third-party testing site to confirm our readiness for third-party automotive qualification and reliability testing. This testing focused on the reliability of packaged B-TRAN™ devices in extreme environmental conditions and under high electrical and thermal stress as well as blocking voltage and shock testing.
The news release concludes, “All of the tested devices packaged by our commercial packaging partner passed these tests indicating a robust B-TRAN™ packaging design. As a result, the Company engaged a third-party to commence full automotive qualification and reliability testing.”
IPWR gained 13 cents, or 1.7%, to $7.60.
