CubicPV announces long term partnership with OCI Holdings
Silicon solar wafer manufacturer CubicPV and global polysilicon leader OCIM Sdn.Bhd., a subsidiary of OCI Holdings, officially announced a long-term supply agreement in which OCIM will supply Cubic with high-quality, low-carbon, and U.S. compliant silicon. The eight-year contract, valued at approximately $1 billion, establishes a commitment for an annual supply volume by OCIM, outfitting Cubic […]
Toshiba Develops SiC MOSFET with Embedded Schottky Barrier Diode
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation and Toshiba Corporation (collectively “Toshiba”) have developed an SiC metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) that arranges embedded Schottky barrier diodes (SBD) in a check pattern (check-pattern embedded SBD) to realize both low on-resistance and high reliability. Toshiba has confirmed that the design secures an approximately 20% reduction in on-resistance (RonA) against […]
Toshiba Materials to invest for increasing capacity of Silicon Nitride Ball Production
Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd. (President: Katsuaki Aoki) recently announced a major investment in a new manufacturing facility for silicon nitride balls on the same site as its headquarters in Yokohama, Japan. The project has a budget of over 5-billion yen (approx. USD38 million) and is expected to see production start in November 2023. It will increase […]