Date: 14/12/2020

DENSO adopts SDK SiC Epi-wafers

DENSO using Showa Denko manufactured six inch silicon carbide epitaxial wafers for their latest booster power modules for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

Showa Denko's SiC epi-wafers comes with low density surface defects, and low frequency of basal plane dislocation.

The size of the market for SiC epi-wafer, which realizes efficient use of energy, is expected to be about 100 billion yen in 2025, and will grow further because of the start of its full-scale use as parts of PCUs.