INDIA: RIR Power Electronics Ltd., a global pioneer in high-power semiconductor solutions, proudly announces the successful production expansion and shipment of 1200V SiC diodes from Taiwan. This milestone was achieved through a strategic collaboration with a contract fab at Pro Asia Semiconductor Corporation (PASC), Taiwan, and by leveraging technology IP that RIR Power had acquired from Sicamore Semi, USA. The product portfolio includes 1200V Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs) ranging from 2 amps to 60 amps, addressing the most common ratings used across multiple applications and markets globally. Besides serving existing domestic Indian and USA customers, shipping from Taiwan also provides improved access to strategic high-growth markets for SiC devices in the Southeast Asian region.

RIR Power’s SiC technology and portfolio are the result of a comprehensive technology transfer agreement signed with Sicamore Semi on October 17, 2024. The agreement granted RIR Power exclusive rights to manufacture, market, and commercialize SiC diodes, Metal Oxide Silicon Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs), and Insulated Gated Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) using SiCamore’s proven IP and process know-how. Originally developed for 4-inch wafers, the technology has been successfully adapted for 6-inch wafer production. The scale-up was achieved with technical support from Vortex Semi, USA, and PASC.

The 1200V SiC diodes, produced at PASC’s state-of-the-art fabrication facility in Taiwan, have been shipped to India and validated to meet global industry standards. RIR Power has already secured purchase orders from Richardson Electronics (USA) and Ankit Plastics (India), both key suppliers to the commercial, industrial, and defence sectors.

“This achievement marks a significant leap for RIR’s power electronics manufacturing capabilities and helps to expedite the ramp up and shipment of SiC devices on 6-Inch wafers from RIR’s proposed Odisha Fab,” said Dr. Harshad Mehta, Chairman & Director, RIR Power Electronics Ltd. “By successfully scaling up world-class SiC technology, RIR Power is positioned to serve global high-growth markets including automotive, industrial, renewable energy, and defence, while strengthening the domestic semiconductor ecosystem.”

This achievement aligns with India’s Make in India initiative, reinforcing the nation’s semiconductor supply chain and reducing reliance on imports for critical defence technologies. RIR Power’s new SiC semiconductor facility in Odisha, with a strategic investment of ₹618 crore, is set to further enhance India’s indigenous manufacturing capabilities, generate employment, and support the country’s ambition to emerge as a global leader in advanced commercial, industrial, and defence electronics.

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The announcement coincides with the COP28 United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place in Dubai. The growing participation in the program promises to greatly expand access to renewable energy in the semiconductor space. The first-of-its-kind program was first announced in July, with sponsors Intel and Applied Materials.

According to a recent study by the SEMI Semiconductor Climate Consortium, the semiconductor industry’s carbon footprint was equivalent to 500Mt of CO2 in 2021, with 16% coming from the supply chain. By transitioning suppliers onto lower-carbon sources of energy and supporting them in other decarbonization actions like electrification, the industry can make a significant impact on its overall Scope 3 emissions.

“We are delighted to welcome Google, ASM, and HP to the Catalyze program. Their decision to join supports the ambition to accelerate the decarbonization of supply chains,” said Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman, of Schneider Electric. “Scope 3 emissions have proven a challenge to track and manage, but the Catalyze program enables companies and their suppliers to engage and collaborate in their energy transition and decarbonization.“

The Catalyze program strives to combine energy purchasing power across the semiconductor value chain to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy projects, provide suppliers with the opportunity to participate in the market for utility-scale power purchase agreements, enable any company that supplies to a Catalyze sponsor to join across the IT supply landscape, increase awareness of the availability of renewable energy in specific global regions where the semiconductor value chain is operational, and leverage numerous educational and digital technology platform engagements to drive measurable actions in supply chain decarbonization.

The growing participation in the Catalyze program promises to greatly expand access to renewable energy in the semiconductor space, to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint and overall Scope 3 emissions.

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