United Silicon Carbide Inc, is a manufacturer of semiconductors. The Company produces silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors such as FETs, JFETs and Schottky diodes for customers located throughout New Jersey. United Silicon Carbide also serves customers worldwide through their global operations.
Silicon carbide market growth will likely be propelled by rising demand for high-performance power semiconductors used across various applications; however, its high cost could hinder this expansion.
High Efficiency Silicon Carbide (SiC) Devices and Customized Products
Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductors provide excellent power conversion devices. SiC’s key advantages for power conversion devices are higher switching speeds and reduced losses that translate to smaller designs with greater efficiencies and increased power density – these benefits allow more efficient power conversion with fewer components and cooling requirements.
SiC power devices and modules have become an integral component of power electronics technology in various applications, from electric vehicle drive converters and UPS units, photovoltaic inverters, as well as other critical applications where robustness at high temperatures is key.
ST’s wide band gap power semiconductors offer more reliable operation compared to conventional Si (silicon) MOSFET and IGBT devices, featuring lower on resistance. Our portfolio features discrete SiC MOSFETs, Schottky diodes and JFETs optimized for high speed switching that offer improved reliability with higher blocking voltage capability and reduced bill of materials (BOM).
Our power modules feature industry standard housings and advanced packaging technologies to take full advantage of SiC device benefits, such as low commutation inductance that enables high switching frequencies resulting in smaller magnetic filter components for reduced system size, weight and cost.
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Qorvo acquired United Silicon Carbide in 2021, joining together its leading SiC semiconductor expertise with their vast portfolio of solutions and an expanding portfolio. It was an ideal acquisition to enable us to offer customers even more comprehensive power device solutions tailored specifically for their applications.
UnitedSiC’s portfolio of EV-ready SiC MOSFETs, Schottky Diodes and JFETs will help expand our existing offering and accelerate adoption of SiC in power electronics. Together our technologies, products and services will facilitate affordable power efficiency across key markets to help drive a greener economy.
Power Electronics
Power electronics are essential in transforming raw electrical power into usable forms for various applications, with specific energy specifications meeting different specifications of use and controlling its flow throughout a system. Power electronics engineers should have an in-depth knowledge of their systems being worked on to design and verify them accurately; simulation software allows for faster verification of power electronic systems.
United Silicon Carbide Inc manufactures semiconductors used in power electronics, such as SiC diodes, FET jet calculators and more. Their products can be found in electric vehicles (EVs), circuit protection and industrial power applications; ideal for high-power use due to being able to withstand higher operating temperatures while offering reduced switching losses.
Company history goes back more than two decades in New Jersey, USA. Their team of experts possess extensive knowledge in their field and utilize cutting-edge technology to design cutting-edge devices. Renowned for quality and performance, this firm not only manufactures silicon carbide power semiconductors but also various electrical components used by aerospace, electric vehicles, and data centers.
One of the greatest advances in power electronics has been the advent of efficient cooling systems. Such cooling solutions can significantly enhance power density (PD) and efficiency by decreasing component count, saving weight, lowering temperature, and decreasing cryogenic loss (an ohmic loss which affects their efficiency).
Power drives are another essential component of power electronic systems. Used primarily in electric vehicles to regulate battery charging/discharging/speed of motor and control its speed; power drives also serve to provide stable power for continuous operations in elevators and wind turbines.
Silicon carbide, a compound of silicon and carbon, features an unusual structure characterized by tetrahedral atomic layers. As it offers excellent corrosion, wear, and heat resistance properties, silicon carbide has long been utilized in mechanical seals, shafts, sliding parts, abrasives and metal melting crucibles; although natural sources such as moissanite jewels do exist naturally; today most silicon carbide produced commercially is synthetic in origin.
Véhicules électriques
Electric vehicles (EVs) can be defined as any car, truck, bus, motorcycle, scooter, bicycle or utility vehicle that utilizes an electric motor to propel itself. They run on stored energy that can be recharged through regenerative braking or by plugging directly into a power grid (direct or through onboard charging). As an alternative to fossil fuel vehicles, EVs produce lower emissions while using less oil than their fossil counterparts.
Electric vehicle sales have experienced rapid expansion over the past several years, and by 2023 global EV sales are projected to surpass 14 million units. Governments and manufacturers alike have implemented various incentives, such as tax credits, to encourage buyers. Furthermore, rising oil prices provide further motivation to switch.
However, many factors can impede EV adoption and growth. Most models only reach an approximate 100 mile driving range before needing charging time is extended further. Furthermore, replacing battery EV batteries may prove costly in comparison to replacing them in regular vehicles.
To overcome these limitations, the EV industry is rapidly developing batteries and motors. Companies have started developing advanced materials which improve battery performance while increasing driving range and shortening recharge time; all this should help increase EV market share over the next decade with electric cars making up more than 25% of passenger car fleets by 2050.
The Biden administration hopes that through their Infrastructure Bill and Inflation Reduction Act they can accelerate this electrification and foster a manufacturing revival to create batteries, motors and other components needed for electric vehicles (EVs). An EV revolution could have significant ramifications both economically and environmentally.
VW and Ford have already invested significantly in US EV manufacturing plants, such as VW’s facility near Chattanooga, Tennessee and Ford’s in Dearborn, Michigan respectively. The US is the world’s biggest market for passenger EVs after China and Europe respectively; other manufacturing facilities can be found throughout California, Oregon, Washington state, Tennessee and Maryland. United Silicon Carbide Inc was established in 1997 to manufacture SiC power transistors and rectifiers that offer higher efficiency with lower switching losses at higher operating temperatures enabling precise power conversion for greater system performance. United Silicon Carbide Inc also specializes in SiC power transistors and rectifiers that offer higher efficiency levels, lower switching losses at higher operating temperatures to ensure precise power conversion for precise system performance compared with China or Europe respectively.
Motor Control
Motor Control research explores how the central nervous system (CNS) coordinates movement to interact with its environment in purposeful, coordinated actions. Research in motor control seeks to develop formal descriptions, with precisely defined variables, of how this process takes place in terms of CNS structures and physiological processes that contribute to these effects.
United Silicon Carbide not only manufactures high-efficiency silicon carbide FETs, JFETs and Schottky diodes for numerous applications; we also produce numerous other power semiconductor devices to meet those needs. These include electronic digital overload relays with built-in microprocessors to model heating of windings by monitoring current. They may be manually or automatically resettable depending on application needs; additionally they feature displays displaying state of operation as well as providing feedback regarding motor current, metering or communication functions.
USCi’s thermal fuse is designed to protect circuits against overheating damage, making them essential in AC/DC power supplies, motor drives, and electric vehicle traction systems. When its temperature reaches unsafe levels, this device cuts off current flowing through it – protecting against short circuits as well as overvoltages.
Qorvo has made clear their intent to compete in the rapidly expanding silicon carbide wide bandgap power semiconductors market with their recent purchase of United Silicon Carbide’s portfolio of over 80 SiC FETs, JFETs, and 750V 5.9mO devices from United Silicon Carbide – United Silicon Carbide boasts more than 80 FETs/JFETs as well as one 750V 5.9mO device which should enable Qorvo to compete effectively across markets such as electric vehicle chargers/industrial power/circuit protection/renewables/data center power/data center power/data center power/etc
Princeton-based fabless semiconductor manufacturer also produces GaN and GaAs RF devices as well as offering foundry services for both materials. Power Device Solutions will soon launch under Chris Dries (formerly of UnitedSiC). Chris will lead this division, which will focus on SiC power devices such as FETs, JFETs and Schottky diodes targeted toward electric vehicle chargers, DC/DC converters and traction drives, industrial protection applications, circuit protection as well as solar photovoltaic inverters.