媒體報導
Conquer is a Taiwanese manufacturer of single-use fuses. The company produces LTCC chip fuses for automotive electronics and power fuses for AC and DC charging stations, onboard chargers, BMS, and PDU.
Ryan Chiu, VP of Conquer, states: "Our target market segments include automotive applications, renewable energy systems, telecommunications (5G/6G), and data center servers." (Image: Conquer)
Since its founding in 1977, Conquer has been committed to ensuring the safety of various electronic devices. Today, it is the leading developer and manufacturer of fuses in the Asia-Pacific region. Conquer specializes in five main product lines tailored to various industries, including photovoltaics, healthcare, telecommunications, automotive, drones, and renewable energy. We spoke with Ryan Chiu, Vice President of Conquer in Taipei.
ELEKTRONIKPRAXIS: What is your main motivation for exhibiting at German trade fairs such as embedded world and electronica?
Ryan Chiu: Our primary goal is to expand into the European, US, and Chinese markets and promote the use of fuses in the fields of automotive, renewable energy, telecommunications (5G/6G), and data center servers.
What are your best products for the German and European markets?
We are a manufacturer of single-use fuses. We recommend our LTCC chip fuse for automotive electronics and our power fuse series for AC and DC charging stations, onboard chargers, BMS, PDU, and more.
Can you name three outstanding features of these products?
Conquer's LTCC chip fuse has a patented cavity design that offers excellent heat resistance and high breaking capacity, ideal for handling inrush currents. Its precise melting time ensures the protection of sensitive electronics, while reflow soldering allows for direct attachment to circuit boards. It is compatible with various circuit designs and is the top choice for consumer electronics.
The ACF series cartridge fuses are specially designed for the power supply needs of AI servers and are suitable for fast-acting fuses in communication power supplies. They comply with UL248-14 and IEC60127-7 safety standards and offer various solutions to protect circuits from power input to the system's mainboard. Additionally, the dielectric strength is twice the rated voltage, ensuring user safety. All materials comply with EU RoHS hazardous substance specifications and meet eco-friendly product standards.
Lastly, the QEV24 fuse series is designed to meet ISO 8820 standards for automotive fuses, providing protection solutions for vehicle circuits such as batteries, circuits, and inverters. It has a rated current range of 60-125A, a voltage range of 1000VDC / 690VAC, and meets Japanese automotive standard JASO D622 as well as UL 248-20. Moreover, these fuses comply with requirements for shock resistance, impact resistance, and high temperature and humidity, ensuring user safety.
What kind of applications do you primarily target with these products?
Speaking of which, everyone around the world has been talking about the same topic lately, of course, EVs. But from our perspective, the future main market will also involve renewable energy, 5G/6G telecommunications, and AI servers/data centers. We offer various products for circuit protection, and the safety of life is much more important for people. Therefore, our entire team is working intensively on developing product lines to meet the demands of the EV market.
LTCC chip fuses for EV applications.
Regardless of whether the vehicle itself contains a PDU (Power Distribution Unit), an OBC, a BMS (Battery Management System), or an external charging station, Conquer can fulfill them all. Our products comply with AEC-Q200 and ISO8820. The entire electric vehicle must be protected by a FUSE.
How important is technical support for your products, and how do you handle it in Germany and Europe?
Almost 30 years ago, when many Taiwanese companies moved their factories to China, we made an important decision to stay in Taiwan, as we were determined to create more value for our homeland. As a result, we have retained all our capabilities in Taiwan, including R&D, as well as the development and construction of our own automated production lines, which are all managed by our own employees.
Our product portfolio includes chip fuses, SMD fuses, cartridge fuses, subminiature fuses, and power fuses, all manufactured with an automation rate of over 99% and strict quality control. This commitment has made Conquer the leading fuse manufacturer in the Asia-Pacific region.
Over the past 50 years, this dedication has allowed us to work closely with our customers, providing efficient technical support and flexible service, growing together. Although we primarily serve customers in Taiwan, we also have global representatives who offer local assistance, support, and flexibility.
What other important information about your company would you like to share with the readers of ELEKTRONIKPRAXIS?
This year, CONQUER received the 27th National Quality Award and launched Taiwan's first fully automated production line for grid fuses, ensuring more timely deliveries and enhanced services.
Which business partners and distributors do you work with in Europe and Germany?
Our business partners and distributors in Europe include Alfatec, Rutronik, TME, and Farnell. We will also be exhibiting together with Alfatec at Electronica 2024. Our booth number is A5.421.
Please tell us more about the history of your company.
Since 2010, Conquer has implemented energy-saving and carbon reduction measures. Since 2017, we have established a CSR team. We found that electricity consumption accounted for the largest share of our carbon emissions, so our goal was to use less electricity and reduce carbon emissions. We began monitoring electricity consumption in our factory. Between 2010 and 2023, we successfully reduced carbon emissions by 4,824 tons and saved 9,122 kWh of electricity.
Since 2022, we have faced a problem. Our data shows that the curve of reduction has been flattening. There isn’t much more we can do. We consulted with an advisory firm, but they said we couldn’t improve further because our current equipment consumes too much energy.
Finally, we decided to make several major investments. These included the use of an intelligent monitoring system instead of manual monitoring and inspection, upgrading equipment, including replacing office air conditioning with variable frequency units, implementing compressed air heat recovery for electric heating, replacing traditional soldering methods with high-frequency welding, converting all lights to LED lighting, monitoring all on and off times of computers, and more.
We are renewing ISO 14064 for greenhouse gas emissions and are the second company in Taiwan's electronics industry to obtain ISO 50001 for energy management.
In the future, we will continue to work toward this goal to stay connected with international customers.
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