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WEBCompound Semiconductor is a website that covers the latest developments and trends in the compound semiconductor industry. Find news, interviews, analysis, and magazine articles on topics such as GaN, SiC, microLED, 2D materials, and more.
CS substrate market to double by 2027 - News - Compound …
WEBApr 11, 2023 · In its new 'Status of Compound Semiconductors 2022' report, Yole Intelligence, predicts the CS substrate material market to grow from $945 million in 2021 to $2.3 billion in 2027, at a 17 percent CAGR. By 2027, SiC for power applications will represent the largest sector, growing at a CAGR 2021-2027 of 25 percent and increasing its market share ...
A Coherent plan for SiC - News - Compound Semiconductor
WEBOct 18, 2023 · Through the licensing of General Electric’s SiC MOSFET technology, Coherent has been qualifying 1200 V and 1700 V devices that meet the Automotive Electronics Council AEC-Q101 standard. “If you look at the power market, they guarantee 175 degrees C,” says Khan. “We guarantee 200 degrees C operation. Our devices are very rugged and go ...
Shifting to 200 mm silicon carbide - News - Compound …
WEBOct 18, 2021 · For the ease of achieving good wafer geometry, there is an increase in wafer thickness as the wafer diameter grows. 150 mm-diameter SiC wafers have a thickness of 350 μm, and the initial 200 mm SiC substrates introduced to the market will be 500 μm-thick. As increased thickness reduces the number of wafers made from each puck, there is …
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$2.4B CS substrate market by 2027 - News - Compound …
WEBNov 14, 2022 · Driven by power and photonics applications, the compound semiconductor substrates market will be worth close to $2.4 billion by 2027 growing at 16 percent CAGR between 2021 and 2027, according to Yole Intelligence's new 'Status of Compound Semiconductors Industry 2022' report. CS has been adopted in many applications over the decades; more ...
Fraunhofer IMS opens up photonic integration capabilities
WEB3 days ago · Fraunhofer IMS is opening up its photonic integration capabilities to participants who would like to engage in engineering runs (starting Q1 2025) to create their own PIC designs in a high-quality clean room. The Fraunhofer IMS SiN-based photonic platform (built on 200 mm wafers) supports low-loss, broad-wavelength applications.
Nexperia: Expanding GaN and SiC operations - News
WEB6 days ago · It’s a move that’s enabling an increase in the capacity of the silicon side of the business, as well as the expansion of SiC and GaN capability. Nexperia’s Senior Director Product Management for SiC, Katrin Feurle, told that most of the $200 million investment will be spent on new equipment and a remodelling of the fab to fit to the new ...
Polymatech and ECM forge wafer partnership - News
WEB3 days ago · Polymatech and ECM Group will make an initial joint investment of €100 million, with Polymatech holding the majority stake. This follows Polymatech's earlier investment of $30 million in wafer development. "The agreement with ECM Group provides us with additional flexibility to execute our strategy as we invest in creating the world's most ...
Showcasing the compounds at VLSI - News - Compound …
WEBFor a decade or more, our community has devoted much effort to the development of III-V transistors for maintaining the march of Moore's Law. It has been argued that armed with a superior mobility to silicon devices, those made from compound semiconductors can operate at a lower voltage while maintaining current, and …