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As global acceptance of electric vehicles gradually increases, Silicon Carbide (SiC) will encounter novel growth opportunities in the forthcoming decade. It is anticipated that manufacturers of power semiconductors and operators in the automotive industry will participate more actively in the construction of this sector’s value chain.

The Silicon Carbide (SiC) production process encompasses the preparation of substrate and epitaxy from the materials side, followed by chip design and manufacturing, device packaging, and finally, distribution to downstream application markets. Among these stages, substrate material processing is the most challenging aspect of the SiC industry. SiC substrates are both hard and brittle, making cutting, grinding, and polishing extremely difficult. This increases the likelihood of defects during processing and reduces the yield rate. Currently, major international SiC manufacturers are planning to transition from 6-inch to 8-inch SiC wafers. Overcoming the challenges associated with 8-inch substrates has become a critical benchmark for the SiC industry. This article will introduce the key parameters of SiC substrates.

Common thin films are mainly divided into three categories: semiconductor thin films, dielectric thin films, and metal/metal compound thin films.

The semiconductor thin film deposition process is an essential component of modern microelectronics technology. It involves constructing complex integrated circuits by depositing one or more thin layers of material on a semiconductor substrate.

Wafer cleaning refers to the process of removing particulate contaminants, organic contaminants, metal contaminants, and natural oxide layers from the wafer surface using physical or chemical methods before semiconductor processes such as oxidation, photolithography, epitaxy, diffusion, and wire evaporation. In the semiconductor manufacturing, the yield rate of semiconductor devices largely depends on the cleanliness of the semiconductor wafer surface. Therefore, to achieve the cleanliness required for semiconductor manufacturing, the rigorous wafer cleaning processes are essential.