SweGaN starts delivery of GaN on SIC wafers
Swedish epitaxial specialist SweGaN has started shipping wafers with gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN on SiC) for high power RF applications for next generation 5G Advanced networks for its new facility.
SweGaN has also seen three major agreements for its QuanFINE GaN-on-SiC epitaxial wafers from telecoms and defence companies, doubling its order intake to SEK17m (€1.5m).
The new plant in Linköping, Sweden, has a capacity of 40,000 100/150mm wafers and is shipping its first products. It has also completed the first QuanFINE epiwafer customer qualification programme with a device manufacturer.
“Today we celebrate three significant milestones that signal SweGaN’s transition from a pure R&D company to a rigorous global semiconductor manufacturer,” says Dr. Jr-Tai Chen, CEO at SweGaN.
“Currently, there is a strong momentum in the Telecom industry to upgrade technology from 5G to 5G Advanced,” he said. “SweGaN’s patented QuanFINE buffer-free GaN-on-SiC material is well-suited to meet the demanding technical requirements of the new technology, particularly in terms of device efficiency and thermal management. This applies to the new Telecom standard 5G Advanced, as well as the strong demands for enhanced sensing capability in Defense applications. The new framework orders will accelerate product development and production ramp-up enabling SweGaN to tap the market opportunities in both the Telecom and Defense sectors.”
“I take immense pride in our synergistic team, in both successfully qualifying SweGaN’s first epiwafer product with a device manufacturer and executing on the significant undertaking of bringing the the new high-capacity wafer production facility into operation, from planning to deployment,” said Chen.
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