IQE hooks up with SK siltron

Author: EIS Release Date: Oct 17, 2022

IQE  has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with SK siltron for the development and commercialisation of compound semiconductor products.

 

This formalises a strategic agreement to develop business in the Asia market, leveraging SK siltron’s substrate expertise with IQE’s epitaxy capabilities.

 

IQE and SK siltron will develop and deliver epiwafers based on GaN on SiC for radio frequency applications in the wireless communications market and GaN on Si for power electronics applications across a range of markets.

 

Combined, these markets represent a multi-billion dollar opportunity for GaN devices and are forecast for strong growth in consumer, telecom and automotive applications.

 

“There are tremendous synergies between IQE’s GaN pedigree and SK siltron’s substrate offerings, and we will leverage these to bring innovative solutions to market,”  says IQE CEO Americo Lemos (pictured) “expansion in Asia is a key focus for IQE and we are excited to be partnering with a globally-recognised leader in advanced materials.

 

Fecently IQE has inked agreements with various partners: with  Porotech to be its wafer foundry partner, providing GaN MOCVD; with Lumentum  for wafer supply; with imec to develop GaN-on-Si; and with  MICLEDI for micro display co-development.