Dr. John Edmond is a research Fellow and one of Wolfspeed's co-founders. Currently, his research is focused on Silicon Carbide materials for power semiconductor device applications. He was a key scientist in the research, development and manufacturing of silicon carbide and GaN LEDs for 30 years and is the inventor of 497 worldwide patents. John graduated with a B.S. in ceramic engineering from Alfred University and received a Ph.D. in materials science at North Carolina State University.
Today, we are standing at the precipice of a semiconductor revolution, having only scratched the surface of silicon carbide's potential use cases. As a unique pure-play vertically integrated silicon carbide company, Wolfspeed is leading the transformation to high-volume production of 200mm SiC materials and devices to meet the world’s ever-growing demand. In this talk, I will discuss the essential components and key challenges of delivering the 200mm SiC integrated supply chain from crystal growth through devices.