SiC Substrates & Epitaxy

SiC for RF Electronics

Scale up the production of GaN-on-SiC RF power amplifiers and other RF and microwave devices with our high-quality semi-insulating SiC substrates.

Coherent has pioneered the development of large-diameter, semi-insulating SiC substrates, and delivers high resistivity material to enable fabrication of components with low power dissipation, high frequency operation, and good thermal stability.

Semi-Insulating Silicon Carbide Material Properties

Coherent continuously improves our materials quality and increases substrate diameters to enable our customers to increase device performance and lower costs.

Semi-Insulating Silicon Carbide Material Properties

Physical Characteristics

Structure

Hexagonal, Single Crystal

Diameter

Up to 200 mm

Grades

Prime, Development, Mechanical

Thermal Properties

Thermal Conductivity

370 (W/mK) at room temperature

Thermal Expansion Coefficient

4.5 x 10-6/K

Specific Heat (25°C)

0.71 (J/g°C)

Additional Key Properties of Coherent SiC Substrates (typical values)

Parameter

Semi-insulating

Polytype

6H

Dopant

Vanadium

Resistivity

> 1019 Ohm -cm

Orientation

On-axis

Roughness, Ra

<5Å

Dislocation density

< 10,000 cm-2

Micropipe density

< 10cm-2