Showa Denko to raise capacity for silicon carbide epitaxial wafers

摘要

Japanese chemicals firm, Showa Denko (SDK), has announced a two-phase expansion of capacity for silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial wafers for power devices, which are marketed under the trade name of "High-Grade Epi' (HGE). The company is currently undertaking expansion work, which is scheduled to be finished in April, and which will raise SDK's capacity to produce HGE from current 3,000 wafers per month to 5,000 wafers per month.