Austin, Texas, November 24, 2008 – SemiSouth announced today the award of their latest Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Phase I contract.  This contract, related to high efficiency Silicon Carbide (SiC) Power Electronics technology, was awarded to SemiSouth due to the US military's increasing need for high voltage, high-frequency power transistors and SemiSouth's recognized leadership in developing this technology.

 

According to Dr. Jeff Casady, Chief Technology Officer, the recent award was the result of focused efforts, led by Dr. Dave Sheridan and Dr. Mike Mazzola, in pushing SemiSouth's proprietary SiC technology forward for both near-term and long-term products.  "Silicon Carbide has some unique properties that will enable new power electronic devices with improved reliability, efficiency, and compactness.  We are excited to work on this project with the Navy and to expand our product offering of high performance power semiconductors," said Dr. Casady.  This most recent grant is the 17th Phase I or Phase II SBIR/STTR contract that SemiSouth has received related to Silicon Carbide device development.

Dr. Dave Sheridan, SemiSouth’s Director of Engineering, commented that “This award will help fund a new class of high-speed JFETs, with blocking voltages of 2 kV.  In addition to Navy applications, these devices will be well suited for renewable markets such as solar and wind."  Work on the project is underway with results expected in Q1 2009.

For more information about SemiSouth's ongoing research and available products visit the Company's website at www.semisouth.com.

 
About SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc.

Founded in 2000, with offices in Austin, Texas and manufacturing in Starkville, Mississippi, SemiSouth is a leading provider of silicon carbide (SiC) based devices. As an industry leader in the development and manufacture of SiC electrical components and materials for solar, wind, datacenter, and other high-power, high-efficiency, harsh-environment power management applications, SemiSouth provides discrete power devices and SiC epiwafers.  SemiSouth’s proprietary technology enables SiC-based semiconductor devices that offer significant advantages over competing products based on silicon or other semiconductor materials. 

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