EU CHALLENGE project to target cubic SiC
€7.9M project will focus on improving power efficiency in consumer applications between 600V and 1200V
A new four year EU HORIZON 2020 project called CHALLENGE (3C-SiCHetero-epitaxiALLy grown on silicon compliancE substrates and new 3C-SiC substrates for sustaiNable wide-band-Gap powEr devices) will study the growth, processing and devices made from cubic SiC (3C-SiC).
With €7,997,822 funding under the NMBP (Nanotechnologies, advanced Materials, Biotechnology and Production) work programme, CHALLENGE will have a particular focus on improving power efficiency in consumer applications between 600V and 1200V. This rapidly growing market is expected to rise from $100 million in 2020 to $300 million in 2023.
14 partners from seven countries with expertise across the whole supply chain (equipment, materials, characterisations, processing, power devices, simulations, will be engaged for the next four years on the project, which kicked off on January 23rd at a launch meeting in Brussels.
The partners include: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche; University of Erlangen; LPE SPA; NOVASiC SA; Anvil Semiconductors; ASCATRON AB; University of Milano-Bicocca; Silvaco Europe; MOVERIM Consulting; Ion Beam Services; University of Linkoping; University of Warwick; STMicroelectronics; and CUSIC.
