# Showa Denko and Infineon sign SiC supply and development agreement

Showa Denko concluded a two-year supply contract with Infineon Technologies to sell SiC materials for power semiconductors and cooperatively develop SiC material technology.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2021-05-06
- Where: Japan
- Status: announced
- Products: SiC epi-wafers, SiC materials for power semiconductors
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Showa Denko Group](https://endata.com/companies/577.md)
- [Showa Denko Group](https://endata.com/companies/577.md) (supplier)
- [Infineon Technologies AG](https://endata.com/companies/15717.md) (customer)
- [Infineon](https://endata.com/companies/22833.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [resonac.com](https://www.resonac.com/news/2021/05/06/1146.html), 2021-05-06: "Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) has concluded two-year contracts including optional extension clauses with Infineon Technologies AG to sell SiC materials for power semiconductors and cooperatively develop SiC materials technology."
- [telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com](https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/infineon-adds-new-japanese-supplier-to-help-meet-chip-demand/82427363), 2021-05-06: "The expansion of our supplier base with Showa Denko for wafers in this growth market marks an important step in our multisourcing strategy."
- [eetimes.com](https://www.eetimes.com/infineon-signs-two-year-deal-to-secure-sic-wafer-supply/), 2021-05-06: "Infineon Technologies has concluded a supply contract with the Japanese wafer manufacturer Showa Denko K.K. for an extensive range of silicon carbide material (SiC) including epitaxy."
- [asia.nikkei.com](https://asia.nikkei.com/business/materials/showa-denko-secures-wafer-supply-deal-with-power-chip-leader-infineon), 2021-05-06: "Materials group Showa Denko has signed a two-year contract with Infineon Technologies to supply the German chipmaker with silicon carbide wafers."

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