Charged EVs | Wolfspeed targets automotive with its industrial launch of 200 mm SiC supplies portfolio

US-based silicon carbide (SiC) know-how agency Wolfspeed has introduced the industrial launch of its 200 mm SiC supplies merchandise.

The transfer is a part of the corporate’s technique to assist the business transition from silicon to silicon carbide. After initially providing 200 mm SiC to sure prospects, the corporate determined to launch the merchandise to the broader market. Wolfspeed can be providing 200 mm SiC epitaxy for rapid qualification, which may be paired with its 200 mm naked wafers for prime quality and scalability in next-generation energy units, in keeping with the corporate.

The improved parametric specs of the 200 mm SiC naked wafers at 350 µm thickness and enhanced doping and thickness uniformity of the 200 mm epitaxy allow system makers to enhance MOSFET yields, speed up time-to-market, and ship extra aggressive options in automotive and different functions, the corporate mentioned.

These product and efficiency developments for 200 mm SiC may also be utilized to the corporate’s 150 mm SiC supplies merchandise.

“Wolfspeed’s 200 mm SiC wafers are greater than an enlargement of wafer diameter—it represents a supplies innovation that empowers our prospects to speed up their system roadmaps with confidence,” mentioned Dr. Cengiz Balkas, Wolfspeed’s Chief Enterprise Officer. “By delivering high quality at scale, Wolfspeed is enabling energy electronics producers to fulfill rising demand for higher-performing, extra environment friendly silicon carbide options.”

Supply: Wolfspeed