BERNIN, FRANCE: Soitec (Euronext Paris), a world chief within the design and manufacturing of innovative semiconductor materials, introduced a brand new fabrication facility at its headquarters in Bernin, France, primarily to fabricate new silicon carbide wafers which reply to key challenges of the electrical vehicle and industrial markets.
The extension will additionally support Soitec’s 300-mm Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) activities. The factory is to produce innovative SmartSiC engineered wafers developed by Soitec on the Substrate Innovation Center located at CEA-Leti in Grenoble, utilizing Soitec’s proprietary SmartCut technology.
The digital chips constructed on this type of wafers offer compelling efficiency and energy effectivity gains to energy provide systems. The new generation of silicon carbide wafers provides significant worth for industrial applications and electrical vehicles.
It permits to enlarge their driving range, shorten the charging time and diminish their cost. With its SmartSiC products, Soitec is engaged with main silicon carbide device makers and targets to generate first revenues within the second half of calendar year 2023.
“We expect that by 2030, round 40% of all new cars will be electric. Our unique, extremely performant, sustainable and cost aggressive SmartSiC solution addresses the industrial challenges, helps to optimize energy efficiency, and can speed up the adoption of electrical vehicles,” says Paul Boudre, Soitec CEO.
“This funding is a main milestone for us as SmartSiC is set to be one other growth engine for Soitec, and a driver of the transformation of the automotive and industrial markets”.
Soitec (Euronext, Tech forty Paris) is a world chief in designing and manufacturing innovative semiconductor materials. The firm makes use of its distinctive applied sciences and semiconductor experience to serve the electronics markets.
With greater than 3,500 patents worldwide, Soitec’s technique is based on disruptive innovation to reply its customers’ wants for excessive performance, energy effectivity and cost competitiveness. Soitec has manufacturing facilities, R&D facilities and offices in Europe, the U.S. and Asia.