SiC (Silicon Carbide) is expected to be widely used in inverters and other automotive power devices in 2025. Leading international manufacturers such as Wolfspeed and Coherent have launched mass production of 8-inch SiC wafers, thereby boosting SiC wafer production capacity. Hence, reducing production costs has become the focus of interest in the industry. This report looks into the 8-inch SiC wafer mass production plans and production progress of leading manufacturers, discusses solutions aimed to increase production capacity and reduce production costs, and analyzes the impact of global manufacturers’ efforts to mass produce 8-inch SiC wafers on the industry.
Table of Contents
1. SiC-based Automotive Electronics Demand to Drive Fast Growth of SIC Production Capacity
1.1 SiC to Play a Key Role in Automotive Electronics
1.2 Wolfspeed and Coherent Launch 8-inch SiC Wafer Mass Production
2. Mass Production Plans and Progress of Major 8-inch SiC Wafer Suppliers
2.1 8-inch SiC Wafer Mass Production Plans of Leading Suppliers
2.2 8-inch SiC Wafer Mass Production Plans of Taiwanese Suppliers
3. Key Developent Trends in 8-inch SiC Wafer Mass Production
3.1 Continuously Optimize Technology and Equipment for 8-inch Wafer Mass Production
3.2 Exploring Alternative SiC Wafer Mass Production Technologies
4. Analyst's Perspective
4.1 6-inch SiC and GaN Wafers Remaining Mainstream in the Short Term
4.2 Increasingly Importance of Mass Production Technology for 8-inch SiC Wafer and Device Manufacturing
Appendix
List of Companies
List of Figures
Figure 1 Major Suppliers’ 8-inch SiC Wafer Mass Production Plans and Production Progress
Figure 2 Mainstream SiC Crystal Growth Technology - Sublimation Growth
Figure 3 SiC Wafer Production Technology Aggressively Developed by Companies
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Coherent
- Episil
- Episil-Precision
- Foxconn
- GlobalWafers
- GT Advanced Technology
- Hon Young Semiconductor
- Hoya
- Jingsheng
- Nippon Steel
- Okmetic
- Onsemi
- Rohm
- Showa Denko
- SiCrystal
- Silicon
- Soitec
- STMicroelectronics
- Sumitomo
- Taisic Materials
- Vanguard
- Wolfspeed
Methodology
Primary research with a holistic, cross-domain approach
The exhaustive primary research methods are central to the value that the analyst delivers. A combination of questionnaires and on-site visits to the major manufacturers provides a first view of the latest data and trends. Information is subsequently validated by interviews with the manufacturers' suppliers and customers, covering a holistic industry value chain. This process is backed up by a cross-domain team-based approach, creating an interlaced network across numerous interrelated components and system-level devices to ensure statistical integrity and provide in-depth insight.
Complementing primary research is a running database and secondary research of industry and market information. Dedicated research into the macro-environmental trends shaping the ICT industry also allows the analyst to forecast future development trends and generate foresight perspectives. With more than 20 years of experience and endeavors in research, the methods and methodologies include:
Method
- Component supplier interviews
- System supplier interviews
- User interviews
- Channel interviews
- IPO interviews
- Focus groups
- Consumer surveys
- Production databases
- Financial data
- Custom databases
Methodology
- Technology forecasting and assessment
- Product assessment and selection
- Product life cycles
- Added value analysis
- Market trends
- Scenario analysis
- Competitor analysis
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