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The supply chain for bare wafers is off-kilter. Demand is appreciably higher than the wafer suppliers can keep up with, creating shortages that could...

Engineered substrate manufacturer Soitec has announced a new fabrication facility at its headquarters in Bernin, near Grenoble, France, primarily to manufacture new silicon carbide (SiC) wafers targeted at the electric vehicle (EV) and industrial markets. The extension will also support Soitec’s 300mm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) activities...

Soitec is a semiconductor materials company known for its smart cut and Silicon on Insulator (SOI) technologies, which are critical in 5G, Silicon Photonics, and Silicon Carbide (EV) end-markets.

Yesterday, they announced that current CEO Paul Boudre will retire and be replaced by Pierre Barnabé in July of 2022. Barnabé is currently… Read More

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