Microsemi awarded contract by PowerAmerica to commercialize SiC devices

Microsemi Corp has become a member of PowerAmerica and been awarded a contract to support the commercialization of 1.7kV and 3.3kV SiC MOSFETs and Schottky diodes, as part of PowerAmerica's $70m DoE-backed initiative.

“Microsemi has also been awarded a contract as part of PowerAmerica’s $70m backing from the DoE over five years, allocated to promoting the adoption of components made with silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN).”semiconductor-today.com

• 2 sources
• semiconductor-today.comMicrosemi awarded contract to speed adoption of SiC technology as new member of PowerAmericaAug 21, 2017
• semiconductorforu.comMicrosemi Wins PowerAmerica Contract To Accelerate SiC Adoption - Semiconductor for YouSemiconductorAug 25, 2017

Summarized from public sources; check the original articles before acting on it.