Press Release

onsemi Launches Simulation Tools to Bring Complex Power Electronics
Applications to Market FasterIndustry-first PLECS Models and system-level simulation valid for hard and soft switching
applications, corner modeling and custom parasitic environment, enabling virtual prototyping
ORLANDO – March 21, 2023 – onsemi (Nasdaq: ON), a leader in intelligent power and sensing
technologies, today announced a breakthrough in simulation tools for onsemi’s EliteSiC Silicon Carbide(SiC) product family and its applications. The company launched the online Elite Power Simulator and SelfService PLECS Model Generator, which provide meaningful insights for complex power electronic
applications through system-level simulations at an early stage of the development cycle. The tools savepower electronic engineers time by providing state-of-the-art accurate simulation data enabling EliteSiC
product selection tailored to customer applications, instead of costly and time-consuming hardware
fabrication and testing.
Users have ultimate power and flexibility to create high-fidelity system-level PLECS models when the Elite
Power Simulator is deployed in conjunction with the Self-Service PLECS Model Generator. Whether
uploaded to onsemi’s Elite Power Simulator or downloaded for direct use, the self-service PLECS models
deliver the optimization and accuracy required for demanding power electronic simulations. The models
are generated based on typical or worst-case conditions to let the customer design within the technology
boundaries. The capability to define application-specific parasitics ensures that the generated PLECS
models provide highly accurate results for the customer’s system-level simulations.
“Our PLECS simulator has proven very popular with power designers due to speed and ease of use,” said
Jost Allmelling, managing director and co-founder, Plexim. “It is particularly exciting to see the truly novel
aspects here, including the ability to simulate soft switching accurately, the customized models via theonsemi Self-Service PLECS Model Generator and the ready-made models for corner cases.”
To date, system-level simulators and their associated PLECS models have only been valid for hardswitching topologies, with simulation results for soft switching applications such as LLC (inductor-inductorcapacitor) or CLLC (capacitor-inductor-inductor-capacitor) being highly inaccurate. onsemi’s industry-first
PLECS models break this trend and solve this problem for customers.
“This is a significant step for the industry, increasing its ability to get both hard and soft switching designs
to market quickly,” said Asif Jakwani, senior vice president and general manager of the Advanced Power
Division, which is part of the Power Solutions Group at onsemi. “Our tools enable our customers tounderstand how our devices perform in their application environment and fully optimize the performancewithin the boundaries of the technology.”moreonsemi Launches Simulation Tools to Bring Complex Power Electronics Applications to Market FasterSee onsemi’s Elite Power Simulator and Self-Service PLECS Model Generator at booth 1032 at APEC
2023, the leading conference for practicing power electronics professionals, in Orlando.

###About onsemi
onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on
automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such asvehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloudinfrastructure. onsemi offers a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, delivering intelligent
power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way tocreating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world. onsemi is recognized as a Fortune 500 company andincluded in the S&P 500 index. Learn more about onsemi at www.onsemi.com.
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Head of Public Relations
onsemi(602) 315-3778
Stefanie.Cuene@onsemi.com
Parag Agarwal
Vice President - Investor Relations & Corporate Development
onsemi(602) 244-3437
investor@onsemi.com