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Microsemi Enters Silicon Carbide
Supply Agreement with
SemiSouth Laboratories
IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 13, 2007 (PrimeNewswire)--Microsemi
Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading manufacturer of high performance
analog mixed signal integrated circuits and high
reliability semiconductors, and SemiSouth Laboratories Inc. of
Starkville, Mississippi, announced today that they have entered into an
agreement which provides for cooperation between the two companies in
the area of silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxy wafer supply as well as
certain technical exchanges. SemiSouth is a privately held company
specializing in SiC material and device fabrication
(www.semisouth.com).
Russell Crecraft, Microsemi Power Products Group Vice
President and General Manager, stated “We are pleased to enter
into a closer working relationship with SemiSouth. Microsemi’s
requirements for SiC wafers will grow in the future and we expect that
this agreement will help SemiSouth’s talented team of engineers
to continue their progress toward highly manufacturable silicon carbide
epitaxy.”
SemiSouth’s President, Jeff Casady commented
“At SemiSouth, our long-term goals have always been to
enable the SiC power device market through high-quality SiC epitaxy
wafers and devices. We are excited to be able to work with Microsemi by
supplying them epitaxy wafer products
needed for their product goals. Microsemi has a great track record of
supplying high performance power device products, and this agreement
represents a great step forward for the SiC power electronics
market.”
About SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc.
Founded in 2000, with
headquarters in Austin, Texas and manufacturing in Starkville, Mississippi,
SemiSouth is a privately held silicon carbide (SiC) based semiconductor
company. As an industry leader in the development and manufacture of SiC
electrical components and materials for high-power, high-efficiency,
harsh-environment power management applications, SemiSouth provides discrete
power devices, and SiC epiwafers.
SiC-based semiconductor devices offer significant advantages over
competing products based on silicon and other semiconductor materials for power
management applications.
SemiSouth and the
SemiSouth logo are trademarks of SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc. All other company
or product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective owners. For more information, visit us on the website at http://www.semisouth.com
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