"Improve human life through hard core' intelligence+energy conversion'. This is the mission of our power electronics industry and the mission of our company. " Shen Jie, founder and chairman of Zhenqu Technology, said.
Shen Jie graduated from Aachen University of Technology and received his doctorate with the highest honors. He is also a senior member of IEEE. He has worked in Munich and Shanghai (GE Global R&D Center) for many years, and has profound research accumulation and rich project experience in many fields of power electronics technology.
Today's interview begins with power electronics.
Shen Jie said that the power electronics industry was "almost equivalent to switching power supply" in 1990s. Up to now, it involves all aspects, from new energy and new car power supply to high-speed train operation, from HVDC transmission to high-frequency switching power supply.
In 20 17, Shen Jie founded Zhenqu Technology in Shanghai, which is a high-tech company providing electric drive solutions for new energy vehicles and their core subcomponents, motor controllers and power semiconductor modules.
Zhenqu Technology has just been established for more than four years, and its product line has covered the whole industrial chain of new energy vehicles from power semiconductor modules, motor controllers to integrated electric drive systems, and has been stably shipped to Germany and China.
This growth rate benefits from the development concept of Zhenqu Technology.
On the one hand, the R&D concept of Zhenqu Technology is a typical intergenerational technology and product planning. Each generation of technology can partially apply the previous generation of technology, and at the same time, there are innovative breakthroughs in the core technical indicators that customers pay attention to. In the long run, it can not only bring the continuity of technology, but also bring the competitiveness of products.
"Mediocre technology can only bring mediocre products, even if the quality is really good. Such products are' conformity' and have no competitive advantage. " Shen Jie suggested to the team that we should dare to replace the later business risks with early technical risks.
On the other hand, Zhenqu Technology technically emphasizes rejecting mediocrity and pursuing Excellence, while team culture has always adhered to the concept of openness and learning from others. It is particularly noteworthy that Zhenqu Technology has designed a perfect growth system for R&D talents. Shen Jie revealed, "In our company, the salary of the front-line R&D team is often higher than that of the management."
According to public information, Zhenqu Technology has gathered many top talents in the power electronics industry and automobile industry at home and abroad. Among the nearly 200 full-time employees in the company, there are more than 130 R&D engineers. More than 70% members of the R&D team have doctoral or master's degrees, and 30% members have overseas study experience.
In addition, the team has nearly 100 patents and applications, won dozens of technical achievement awards, and has rich experience and knowledge accumulation in the fields of power electronics and automotive engineering.
For this reason, although it has only a short history of more than four years, many electric drive products developed by it have successfully entered the supply system of first-line OEMs and parts suppliers around the world. At the same time, Zhenqu Technology has been deeply involved in the field of third-generation power semiconductors, iteratively developing a variety of silicon carbide products, and completed the development and testing from device and electric drive to vehicle level, helping the green upgrade of the travel industry.
The cooperation between upstream and downstream partner enterprises in the industrial chain has also been continuously promoted. For example, as early as 20 18, Zhenqu Technology established a joint venture with Wuling Liuji in Liuzhou, Guangxi. The multi-span motor controller and core components jointly built by the two companies have been successfully industrialized.
Zhenqu Technology is headquartered in Pudong, Shanghai, and has subsidiaries in Lingang, Shanghai, Liuzhou, Guangxi and Aachen, Germany.
"Like-minded partners, * * * create a favorite career and share success." Shen Jie internalized the company vision of investor Junlian Capital into a company concept, and pushed its products to a broader market.
In terms of capital, Zhenqu Technology has completed several rounds of financing, with investors including Junlian Capital, CICC Capital, Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Fund, Lenovo Venture Capital, China Merchants Capital and Jin Tuo Capital. 202 1, 10, Zhenqu Technology completed the B2 round of financing of RMB 300 million.
According to a recent news, one of the investors in the B2 round of financing of Zhenqu Technology is Schaeffler Group, a global supplier of automobiles and industrial products. This indicates that the two sides will jointly explore the global electric drive market.
According to the cooperation agreement, the two sides will give full play to their respective technical advantages in the fields of powertrain, motor controller and power semiconductor of new energy vehicles, and jointly develop products such as electric drive shafts, and plan to start mass production of the first pilot project in 2023.
"Electric drive is one of the core areas of Schaeffler's future development. By continuously improving our capabilities in the field of electric drive, we are accelerating the transition to electrification. " Johann Schroeder, President of the Electric Drive Division of Schaeffler Group, said, "We hope that through this cooperation, we will further accelerate the product development process, improve the local response speed, and create product solutions with leading technology and cost advantages for customers, so as to better meet the needs of local customers in China."
Talking about the cooperation with Schaeffler, Shen Jie said: "The development trend of new energy vehicle powertrain is mechatronics. Through this strategic cooperation, the two sides will give full play to their respective advantages in the fields of' mechanical' and' electrical' and jointly develop globally competitive electric drive assembly products including 800V silicon carbide bridges. "
At the end of June this year, 2 1 1, 2 1 Century Business Herald interviewed Shen Jie in Shanghai. In addition to the founder and chairman of Zhenqu Technology, he also has another identity, the president of Shanghai Lingang Power Electronics Research Institute.
Shortly after the establishment of Zhenqu Technology, Shanghai Lingang Power Electronics Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as the "Institute") was jointly established with Lingang Group * * to carry out technical research and industrialization research in key high-tech fields of power electronics, such as packaging test and application of power semiconductor devices, powertrain of new energy vehicles, and large-capacity frequency conversion drive.
The Institute has also formed a positive linkage mechanism with the industry and formed a strategic cooperation alliance. The partners include Huada Semiconductor, Hongwei Technology, Wolong Electric, NXP of the Netherlands, Rome Semiconductor of Japan and Guangxi Automobile Group.
When talking about the reason why * * * initiated the establishment of the research institute, Shen Jie said, "The technical application field of power electronics is very large, and the establishment of drivers is only a small branch. We are just a small company, and jointly establishing a research institute can contribute more to the upgrading of the port-based industry, and at the same time, let us have a better grasp of attracting outstanding talents. "
Shen Jie worked in German and General Electric (GE) China Research Institute for nearly 10 years, and served as the technical operation director and technical director of several major core key projects. This experience gave him a deep understanding of Industry-University-Research based on industry experience.
"Find really good technology and team and bring them to Lingang for project incubation." In Shen Jie's plan, with the growth of Zhenqu Technology, more resources will be invested in the research institute. By then, they will be able to contribute to the development of Lingang with more like-minded partners.
Today, the research institute has not only achieved Shen Jie's dream, but also become a case of start-ups practicing social responsibility. On the one hand, it becomes a window for outstanding talents to learn more about the port, on the other hand, it is also a carrier for social resources to participate in regional industrial construction.
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