SK Keyfoundry has established a company to offer custom-made silicon carbide (SiC)-based options and can launch SiC-based compound energy semiconductor foundry (semiconductor contract manufacturing) enterprise within the first half of subsequent 12 months via synergy with SK Powertech, the corporate introduced on Nov. 12.
SK Powertech is an SiC-based energy semiconductor design and manufacturing firm that SK Inc. acquired in 2022, and SK Keyfoundry acquired a 98.59% stake in its subsidiary SK Powertech from SK Inc. for 25 billion gained earlier this 12 months.
SK Powertech has secured commercialization and core course of applied sciences for SiC energy units.
Based mostly on the SK Powertech acquisition and answer group, SK Keyfoundry plans to offer SiC MOSFET 1200V course of expertise by the top of this 12 months and enter the SiC-based energy semiconductor foundry enterprise throughout the first half of subsequent 12 months.
Energy semiconductors are important semiconductors that management present path and energy conversion in digital merchandise requiring energy, electrical autos, hydrogen autos, and 5G communication networks, and are thought of a key pillar of SK Keyfoundry’s progress technique.
Based on market analysis agency Omdia, the worldwide SiC market is predicted to point out excessive progress charges of greater than 24% yearly from this 12 months to 2030.
Lee Dong-jae, CEO of SK Keyfoundry, mentioned, “The acquisition of SiC specialist SK Powertech has change into an essential turning level for SK Keyfoundry to safe unbiased technological competitiveness within the compound semiconductor area,” including, “We’ll construct differentiated technological management via the launch of high-efficiency SiC energy semiconductor course of applied sciences and merchandise that mix the core improvement capabilities of each firms.”
