Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Launches High Quality SiC 150mm Single Crystal Substrate CrystEra
May 25, 2020 at 09:21 am EDT
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Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. announced that it has developed a SiC 150mm diameter single crystal substrate-CrystEra--for power devices. It will be used in production of Sumitomo SiC epitaxial wafer EpiEra starting from second half of fiscal 2020. Semiconductor devices used to control electric power are known as power devices, which are used in various fields such as power transmission, train, automotive, solar power, home appliances and other sectors. From an energy-saving perspective, demand is growing for high-performance, high-efficiency devices operating with low loss of power. Silicon carbide (SiC) power devices are among the most notable semiconductor devices, and are being used in an increasingly wide range of applications. Meanwhile, stable supply chain for SiC power product has not been established yet, and expectations are higher for manufacturers who can provide substrates and epitaxial wafers with improved quality. Sumitomo Electric has commercialized a 150 mm (6-inch) diameter substrate (product name: CrystEra) for SiC power devices. CrystEra offers a low dislocation density SiC substrate with smaller thickness variation and warpage. The Company achieved these features using a crystal growth furnace that took advantage of its proprietary technology MPZ*1 with precise simulations and an established slicing/polishing process for hard and brittle SiC, in addition to its more than 40 years of experience in compound semiconductor technology.
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. is one of the world's leaders of electric wires and cables, and fiber optic manufacturing. Net sales (including intragroup) break down by sectors of activity as follows:
- automotive (54.8%): cable beams, rubber anti-vibration products, etc.;
- energy and environment (21.1%): copper electric wires, electric cables, magnet wires, power cables, etc.;
- electronic (7.8%): electronic wires, semiconductors components, electronic components, printed circuit boards, etc.;
- information and communication (7.5%): fiber optic cables, optic components, network cabling systems, etc.;
- others (8.8%): primarily steel special wires.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: Japan (42.7%), China (19.7%), Asia (10.7%), the United States (11.8%), the Americas (4.2%) and other (10.9%).