Evidencing and enabling the market for silicon carbide technology.

证明并推动碳化硅技术的市场。

• 批准号: 10045414
• 金额: $ 6.28万
• 依托单位: ADVANCED FURNACE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Grant for R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10045414
• 关键词: Evidencing; enabling; market; silicon; carbide

Advanced Furnace Technology (AFT) is a 40 year old company with a successful business coating and cleaning all types of graphite components used in III-V semiconductor growth furnaces. In reaction to the fast expansion of the silicon carbide (SiC) industry in the last few years, AFT has been developing a new tantalum carbide (TaC) thin film coating that could be used to extend the life of components within a SiC epitaxial growth chamber. This is an innovative technology, which will extend the lifetime of individual components, reducing downtime and maintenance cycles. Successful implementation of this technology will therefore ensure reduced costs in a critical part of the SiC supply chain, thereby helping to increase adoption of a technology that is at the forefront of making electric vehicles more efficient and affordable.With the coating technology approaching readiness, with a patent submitted to cover the core idea, AFT now require external resource to launch the new product line. In this project AFT will follow two tracks that will bring the TaC business closer to launch. The first is the engagement of two UK SMEs, Exawatt Ltd and PGC Consultancy Ltd, in the development of the TaC coating value proposition in the specific context of the SiC industry. Exawatt's proprietary SiC Market forecasts and demand models will provide a clearer picture of the addressable market for the TaC coatings, while experts in SiC technology and supply chain, PGC Consultancy will work with AFT in developing the scope of opportunity and value proposition, based on technical data from the field. The second track will expedite the experimental development period by bringing a materials science researcher onto the project. The researcher will be engaged for 6 months, with the option to become permanent at the end of their contract. This individual will be fully resourced to the TaC coating project and not shared with core business activities, therefore speeding up development timelines. Longer-term, they will train and manage a new team of process technicians as the TaC project grows and is commercialised.

Advanced Furnace Technology（AFT）是一家拥有40年历史的公司，拥有成功的业务涂料和清洁IIII-V半导体生长炉中使用的所有类型的石墨组件。为了回应过去几年中碳化硅（SIC）行业的快速扩张，船尾一直在开发一种新的碳化物（TAC）薄膜涂层，可用于延长SIC外延生长室内组件的寿命。这是一项创新的技术，它将延长单个组件的寿命，从而减少停机时间和维护周期。因此，该技术的成功实施将确保SIC供应链关键部分的成本降低，从而有助于提高对使电动汽车更有效和负担得起的技术的采用。随着涂层技术的即将准备就绪，并提交了专利的核心核心构想，以涵盖核心的想法，现在需要外部资源来启动新产品系列。在此项目中，将遵循两条曲目，将TAC业务更加接近推出。首先是在SIC行业的特定背景下，在开发TAC涂层价值主张中的两个英国中小企业Exawatt Ltd和PGC Consultancy Ltd的参与。 Exawatt的专有SIC市场预测和需求模型将为TAC涂料提供可寻址市场的清晰图片，而SIC技术和供应链专家PGC Consultancy将与AFT合作，根据该领域的技术数据来开发机会和价值主张的范围。第二轨将通过将材料科学研究人员带入该项目来加快实验开发期。研究人员将订婚6个月，并可以选择在合同结束时永久。该人将获得TAC涂层项目​​的充分资源，而不会与核心业务活动共享，从而加快了开发时间表。长期，随着TAC项目的增长并已商业化，他们将培训和管理一个新的流程技术人员团队。