SemiSouth receives SiC R&D contract from ONR
J Casady, president and CTO of SemiSouth, said that the team will accelerate technology development and operational capability in SiC RF transistors for specific Navy and Marine Corps high-power radar systems.
"Combining the SiC expertise of SemiSouth, GE, and Mississippi State University gives us access to an exceptionally powerful and large group of eminent SiC researchers, in addition to a strong industrial focus on specific DoD products to direct the development," said Casady.
One of the most significant fabrication processes to be optimized will be precisely controlled, robust processes for SiC epitaxy, which will be used as the basis for fabricating the transistor.
"Developing a high-quality merchant SiC epitaxy capability to serve multiple DoD and commercial interests for high-power RF SiC products will be a key focus of this program," said J Zhang, a SemiSouth co-principal investigator on the program, formerly of Epigress AB. "We feel that our well-balanced industry-led and university-supported team has strong credentials to accomplish this goal."
