INDUSTRY NEWS China. Infineon will continue to independently serve all other markets. The joint venture will focus on frame-based HybridPACK™ modules for the Chinese market. First generation automotive frame-based IGBT modules within the HybridPACK™ family were introduced by Infineon in 2006 and are widely used in plug-in hybrid and full electric vehicles worldwide. Their robustness allows easy integration in cost-optimized systems and fast timeto-market. The latest forecast of the market intelligence company IHS Markit* expects the Chinese production of plug-in hybrid and full electric vehicles to reach 2.0 million units in 2020 and 4.3 million in 2024 - in our view about 45 percent of expected global demand. In 2017, 794,000 units were produced in China, according to data from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. *IHS Markit Alternative Propulsion Forecast, 02/2018 magnetic instrumentation * Magnetizers & Demagnetizers * Production & Prototype Magnetizing Fixtures * Automated Flux Scanners * Hard & Soft Hysteresigraphs * Gaussmeters & Fluxmeters * Helmholtz Coils * KJS Associates™ Measurement Services * ISO 17025 Accredited Calibration * Magnetizing Services * Magnetic Consulting * Prototype Design & Fabrication * FEA Services * Professional Seminars Production Magnetizing Systems Standard & Custom Systems built with Advanced Technologies (317) 842-7500 * MAGINST.COM www.MagneticsMag.com Spring 2018 * Magnetics Business & Technology 23http://www.intemag.com http://www.MAGINST.COM http://www.MagneticsMag.com