SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Holdings Co., the holding firm of South Korean energy and telecom conglomerate SK Group, is moving into the silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductor market. SiC power semiconductors are one of the core components of electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel-cell automobiles. The firm announced on Thursday that it had [...]
MUNICH, Germany and HUDSON, N.H., Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) and GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) have signed a supply agreement for silicon carbide (SiC) boules. The contract has an initial term of five years. With this supply contract, the German semiconductor manufacturer adds a further element to [...]
HUDSON, N.H., March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) and ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ: ON) today announced the execution of a five-year agreement, valued at a potential of $50 million. With this agreement, GTAT will produce and supply its CrystX™ silicon carbide (SiC) material to ON Semiconductor, a global leader in driving energy efficient [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Siltron Co., a semiconductor material producer under SK Group, said Tuesday it will acquire DuPont’s wafer business as part of efforts to beef up its advanced material business. SK Siltron said its board members approved a plan to purchase DuPont’s silicon carbide (SiC) wafer business for US$450 million. [...]
HUDSON, N.H. and HSINCHU, Taiwan, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — GTAT Corporation, d/b/a GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) and GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. (GWC) have entered into a long-term agreement whereby the expertise of both companies will combine to forge a new source of supply of silicon carbide wafers. GWC, already one of the world’s top producers [...]
HUDSON, N.H., Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — GTAT Corporation, d/b/a GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT), is introducing its CrystX™ silicon carbide (SiC) material for use in power electronics applications such as electric vehicles. Demand for silicon carbide is rapidly accelerating due to the material’s exceptional power- and temperature-handling characteristics that allow electric vehicles and other industrial [...]
HUDSON, N.H., Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — GTAT Corporation (GTAT) opened its new state-of-the-art silicon carbide manufacturing plant with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 that included state and local officials who were on hand to commemorate the event. The facility, located in Hudson, New Hampshire, also includes the company’s new corporate headquarters [...]