Soitec acquires NOVASiC to strengthen its Silicon Carbide wafer technology
November 30 2021 - 11:46AM
Soitec acquires NOVASiC to strengthen its Silicon Carbide
wafer technology
Soitec acquires
NOVASiC to
strengthen its Silicon
Carbide wafer technology
● Acquisition
of NOVASiC to accelerate
Soitec’s technology development and strengthen its
positioning on the automotive and industrial markets
●
NOVASiC’s expertise in wafering, polishing
and reclaiming complements Soitec’s technology
portfolio to deliver an optimal final product and prepare the
industrialization of
SmartSiC™, based on
Soitec´s unique and patented
technology
Bernin (Grenoble),
France, November 30, 2021 — Soitec (Euronext Paris), a
world leader in designing and manufacturing innovative
semiconductor materials, acquires NOVASiC, an advanced technology
company specialized in polishing and reclaiming wafers on silicon
carbide (SiC). The acquisition allows Soitec to drive the
development of semiconductors for power supply systems in
electromobility and industrial applications. The closing of the
transaction is expected before the end of calendar year 2021.
In a strategic move to address the need of the
automotive and industrial markets for performance and energy
efficiency, Soitec is expanding its product portfolio beyond
Silicon on Insulator (SOI) with silicon carbide. This crystal
material unlocks greater performance, optimized design and lower
environmental impact for power electronics, making it a perfect fit
in particular for electric vehicles and other power efficient
applications.
SmartSiC™ substrates, resulting from the
application of Soitec’s unique and patented proprietary technology
SmartCut™ to SiC, will enable new levels of performance and energy
efficiency compared to traditional bulk silicon carbide, through
higher donor wafer re-usability, improved yields and lower die
sizes. In addition to reducing silicon carbide’s environmental
impact in its production process, SmartSiC™ will be a catalyst to
accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles. SmartSiC™ is
currently at the prototyping level for devices with several key
partners.
Established in 1995, NOVASiC provides state of
the art wafering, reclaiming and polishing services for high
performance semiconductors and industrial crystals to laboratories
and industrial customers, with a particular focus on silicon
carbide. The company has developed innovative polishing processes
allowing enhanced device performance with a scratch free, low
roughness, ultra-clean epiready surface, and no damaged layers.
With the acquisition, Didier Marsan, CEO of
NOVASiC and international expert will become senior technical
advisor for Soitec.
“Soitec’s SmartSiC™ substrates will be the
backbone of energy-efficient electromobility,” said
Bernard Aspar, COO of
Soitec. “The acquisition of NOVASiC and the integration of
its expertise in wafering, polishing and reclaiming brings the
latest technology building block for Soitec to deliver an optimal
final product and prepare the industrialization phase of our
SmartSiC™ product line. The expertise of NOVASiC will help us
further accelerate the go-to-market and adoption of our smart
silicon carbide applications in the promising and demanding
automotive and industrial markets.”
“We are very pleased to join a world-leader in
semiconductor materials like Soitec,” said Didier Marsan,
CEO of NOVASiC. “We look forward to
providing our expertise to support the roadmap of Soitec’s new,
very promising product line, and to contributing to the adoption of
Soitec´s smart silicon carbide solutions.”
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About Soitec
Soitec (Euronext, Tech 40 Paris) is a world
leader in designing and manufacturing innovative semiconductor
materials. The company uses its unique technologies and
semiconductor expertise to serve the electronics markets. With more
than 3,500 patents worldwide, Soitec’s strategy is based on
disruptive innovation to answer its customers’ needs for high
performance, energy efficiency and cost competitiveness. Soitec has
manufacturing facilities, R&D centers and offices in Europe,
the U.S. and Asia.
Soitec, SmartSiC™ and SmartCut™ are registered
trademarks of Soitec.
For more information, please
visit www.soitec.com and
follow us on Twitter:
@Soitec_EN.
About
NOVASiC
NOVASiC was established in 1995 near the high
tech and research center of Grenoble.
Since September 2001, NOVASiC has been operating
from a new production plant designed for significantly larger
output. The facilities include a class-100 clean room for wafer
cleaning and final inspection where the technical team operates in
shifts to better serve customer demands. Two leading venture
capital firms, specialized in semiconductors and related
technologies, have invested in NOVASiC : BANEXI VENTURES (BNP
Paribas) and INNOVACOM(France Telecom). Since 2006, NOVASiC has
been granted the ISO 9001 certification.
For more information, please visit:
www.novasic.com
Investor
Relations:Steve Babureck+33 6 16 38 56 27 +65 9231
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Media
Contact:Markus Payer+33 7 85 54 90
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Soitec is a French joint-stock corporation with
a Board of Directors (Société Anonyme à Conseil d’administration)
with a share capital of € 67,379,088.00, having its registered
office located at Parc Technologique des Fontaines - Chemin des
Franques - 38190 Bernin (France), and registered with the Grenoble
Trade and Companies Register under number
384 711 909.
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