Richardson RFPD silicon carbide website

Richardson RFPD has launched a website resource focused exclusively on silicon carbide (SiC) technology for energy and power applications.

Silicon carbide offers advantages in high-power, high-voltage applications where power density, higher performance and reliability are of the utmost importance. Industrial applications like solar inverters, welding, plasma cutters, fast vehicle chargers and oil exploration are a few examples that benefit from the higher breakdown field strength and improved thermal conductivity that SiC offers over silicon material (Si).

One market report has estimated that the global SiC semiconductor devices market will grow from roughly $218 million, as of 2012, to $5.34 billion by the end of 2022.

Several Richardson RFPD suppliers are driving innovation in the development of SiC discrete devices and modules, and the SiC technology section of the website offers a range of Schottky diodes and MOSFETS, as well as SiC and hybrid modules from manufacturers such as Cree, Microsemi, Powerex and Vincotech.

In addition to product and supplier information, the SiC website section offers links to an extensive list of technical resources, from applications notes to brochures, presentations, selector guides, videos, Spice models and supplier documentation.