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Money To Help Mature New Semiconductor Materials Technology
Midland, Mich. – Dow Corning Compound Semiconductor Solutions (DCCSS) has
been awarded a $4.2 million contract from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to
develop semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) materials technology. The contract
follows a previous $3.6 million contract awarded in December 2005, and allows
DCCSS to continue developing its ability to manufacture device-quality SiC
substrates up to 100mm in diameter.
SiC technology – which uses a man-made silicon and carbon compound with
unique thermal and electrical properties as a substrate – is becoming
increasingly important in the development of new high-frequency and
more-efficient high-power electronics products. Some of its emerging uses are
advanced radar systems, cell phone base stations, hybrid electric vehicles and
power grid networks. Dow Corning is leveraging this federal funding, along with
its own silicon manufacturing expertise, to accelerate the development of the
SiC substrate market.
“The first phase of this program has met all its key objectives and advanced
the technology of SiC significantly,” said James Helwick, global director, new
business development programs, Advanced Technologies & Ventures Business
for Dow Corning. “We’re expecting the second and later phases to help us
further increase quality and reduce costs, which should pave the way for
better-performing, more affordable SiC-based products that use even less
energy.”
“SiC technology’s ultimate market success requires more than raw materials.
Additional research and systems development also will be essential,” said Dow
Corning Compound Semiconductor Solutions Chief Scientist Mark Loboda. “This
program provides an ideal platform for government, leading academic research
institutions and commercial organizations to collaborate and share resources to
improve this promising technology.”
About Dow Corning
Dow Corning Corporation (http://www.dowcorning.com) is a globally
integrated provider of materials, application technology and services, and is
focused on providing innovative technologies that help its customers to invent
the future. For more information on Dow Corning Compound Semiconductor
Solutions, visit http://www.dowcorning.com/content/compsemi. Dow
Corning Corporation is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW)
and Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW). More than half of Dow Corning
Corporation’s sales are outside the United States.
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