ECPE

What ECPE does

ECPE European Center for Power Electronics e.V. is a German-registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) founded in 2003 and headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany. It operates the leading industry-driven research network in the field of power electronics in Europe, bringing together more than 230 member organizations that include industrial companies and academic competence centres. The network's core purpose is to coordinate pre-competitive research, advanced training, and knowledge dissemination across the power electronics value chain, covering topics such as DC/DC converters, AC/DC rectifiers, DC/AC inverters, AC/AC converters, and EMC.

The organization delivers its value through a portfolio of programmes and services rather than commercial products. These include the ECPE Joint Research Programme, industrial Working Groups focused on Automotive Power Module Qualification (AQG 324) and Power Semiconductor Reliability for Railway Applications, an ECPE Online Course platform with interactive applets, expert workshops and tutorials, the European PhD School, the ECPE Job Forum, and awards programmes such as the Semikron Danfoss Innovation Award. ECPE also co-organizes flagship conferences including ECCE Europe and the CIPS Conference, hosting roughly 20 events per year across multiple European countries. Members access a Members Area containing proceedings, studies, and project documentation accumulated since 2004.

ECPE's business model is membership-based: industrial companies and academic institutions pay recurring membership dues to join the network and gain access to joint research, working groups, events, and the member-only resources area. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled through direct inquiry. The association is member-governed through a Board of Directors and managed by a small Headquarter Staff in Nuremberg. ECPE is independent, with no parent company, private equity, or venture capital ownership identified. Its operating scope is European, and it participates in the CHIPS of Europe initiative linking it to broader European semiconductor and power electronics R&D coordination.

Name

ECPE

Legal name

ECPE European Center for Power Electronics e.V.

Website

https://ecpe.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ECPE European Center for Power Electronics e.V. is a German non-profit research network, founded in 2003, that coordinates power electronics research, training, and working groups for 230+ member companies and academic competence centres across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nuremberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Revenue generated from membership dues paid by industrial member companies and competence centers. Members gain access to research programs, working groups, events, proceedings, and the member-only resources area.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ECPE is an industry-driven research network coordinating joint research programs, industrial working groups (including AQG 324 and Railway), advanced training events, and member services in power electronics across Europe. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany, it serves 230+ member organizations from industry and academia through approximately 20 events per year, including workshops, tutorials, the European PhD School, and the annual conference.

Product overview

ECPE (European Center for Power Electronics e.V.) is an industry-driven research network founded in 2003, not a traditional product company. It offers a portfolio of educational and networking services including the ECPE Online Course (interactive power electronics learning modules), Workshops & Tutorials (expert training events held ~20 times yearly across Europe), European PhD School (doctoral training), Job Forum (career platform), Joint Research Programme (collaborative R&D), and awards programs including the Semikron Danfoss Innovation Award. The organization facilitates knowledge exchange and professional development in power electronics rather than producing commercial products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ECPE Joint Research Programme

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 230 member organizations including companies and competence centers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CHIPS of EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECPE is associated with the CHIPS of Europe initiative, which focuses on semiconductor and power electronics research and development at the European level.
• ECPE Network Members (230+ organizations)coreOthersThe ECPE network comprises over 230 member organizations including industrial companies and competence centers that collaborate on research, training, and knowledge sharing in power electronics.
• ECPE Industrial Working Groups PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative working groups focused on Automotive Power Module Qualification (AQG 324) and Power Semiconductor Reliability for Railway Applications, bringing together industry expertise to develop standards and best practices.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IEEE Power Electronics Society (IEEE PELS): Global IEEE society for power electronics professionals that organizes conferences (ECCE, APEC), publications, and educational activities directly overlapping with ECPE's mission of advancing power electronics research and training.
• EPE Association (European Power Electronics and Drives): European non-profit association for power electronics and electrical drives that co-organizes the EPE conference and similar educational/networking events, directly comparable as a continental industry-academia network.
• PCIM Europe (Mesago): Leading European exhibition and conference for power electronics, intelligent motion, renewable energy, and energy management; ECPE runs a joint stand at PCIM, indicating close peer-level collaboration in the same ecosystem.
• CIPS (International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems): Biennial European conference co-organized with ECPE and VDE focusing on integrated power electronics systems, representing a directly overlapping technical forum for the same audience ECPE serves.

Regional players

• Fraunhofer IISB (Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology): German applied-research institute that is an ECPE competence center and a leading European power electronics R&D provider; comparable as a regional research/training institution focused on the same domain.

Emerging players

• Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) - IEEE conference: IEEE-sponsored regional conference series addressing power electronics with strong industry-academia participation, overlapping with ECPE's working groups and event-driven programming.

Others

• SEMIKRON Danfoss (industry partner): Major power semiconductor manufacturer that sponsors ECPE's Innovation Award and is implicitly a member; comparable as an industry stakeholder deeply embedded in ECPE's ecosystem but not a competing network.
• Infineon Technologies: World-leading power semiconductor company headquartered in Germany; expected as an ECPE member and industry participant shaping pre-competitive research priorities through the network.
• VDE Verband der Elektrotechnik: German electrotechnical association co-organizing CIPS with ECPE and providing standards, certification, and continuing education in electrical engineering that overlap ECPE's training offerings.
• ECPE-associated CHIPS of Europe initiative: European semiconductor consortium ECPE is partnered with; comparable as an adjacent ecosystem player addressing power electronics R&D policy and funding at the European level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecpe-european-center-for-power-electronics

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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M&A

Investments

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