Present and future applications of Silicon Carbide devices and circuits

Silicon Carbide (SiC) is a wide bandgap semiconductor now reaching maturity. Discrete high-voltage SiC devices are commercially available from several suppliers for low-loss power conversion. Future applications may include integrated circuits for high-temperature and radiation-hard applications. This paper introduces SiC material properties, processing, devices, and circuits.

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