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Penn State and onsemi sign MOU for $8m collaboration on silicon carbide growth

What happened

onsemi has signed an $8 million, 10-year MOU with Penn State to establish a Silicon Carbide Crystal Center (SiC3), funding it at $800,000 annually. This collaboration aims to advance R&D in SiC crystal growth, a critical bottleneck for power semiconductor supply. Neutral: This is a long-term R&D investment with no immediate impact on SiC wafer supply, pricing, or trading dynamics.

Impact and signal

Low impactImpact score: 12/100

Affected components and suppliers

SiC WafersSiC Power Semiconductors
R&DpartnershipSiC

Source and time

Source: Semiconductor Today · 5/17/2023 · View original source

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