CINCINNATI, OH
Memorandum of Understanding aims to support commercial readiness, supply chain resilience, and market adoption of advanced SiC power technologies
GE Aerospace (NYSE: GE) and Wolfspeed Inc. (NYSE: WOLF) today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on accelerating the adoption of high-voltage silicon carbide (SiC) solutions across industrial, aerospace, and defense markets.
Under the MOU, the companies plan to work together on the development of standard high-voltage silicon carbide-based power module formats for commercial introduction. The collaboration includes the supply of Wolfspeed’s 10 kV MOSFET die and joint efforts to support solid-state transformers, industrial electrification, and next-generation aerospace and defense platforms.
The collaboration is intended to help advance more compact, efficient, and reliable high-voltage power systems by reducing the need for multiple series-connected devices and lowering overall system complexity. The scope of the MOU also aligns with stated United States Government priorities around accelerating critical technologies that support faster time-to-power for strategic markets, including artificial intelligence.
“Separately, our two companies have contributed to several industry-first technologies,” said Kris Shepherd, president of Electrical Power for GE Aerospace. “Together, we’re ready to shape a robust value chain of high-power silicon carbide based on a mutual appreciation for achieving smaller, reliable, and more efficient high-voltage end systems.”
As demand for power infrastructure continues to rise across artificial intelligence, electrification, and defense applications, high-voltage silicon carbide is emerging as an important technology for improving power delivery and system performance.
“As AI, electrification, and defense platforms push power demands higher and timelines shorter, GE Aerospace and Wolfspeed are uniquely positioned to deliver the high-voltage silicon carbide building blocks the market needs,” said Robert Feurle, CEO of Wolfspeed. “By securing domestic sourcing of high-power silicon carbide modules, the two companies are jointly committed to enabling systems that improve efficiency and lower time-to-power. High-voltage silicon carbide is finally production-ready exactly as the market confronts a power-delivery crunch legacy silicon cannot solve.”
GE Aerospace has recently qualified high-voltage power units for U.S. military ground vehicles, marking them production ready. The company has also demonstrated its fourth generation of silicon carbide power MOSFET devices at its Research Center in Niskayuna, New York. These devices are designed to improve switching speed, efficiency, and durability.
Wolfspeed is a leader in high-volume 200 mm silicon carbide manufacturing and recently introduced a commercially available 10 kV SiC MOSFET, which was honored as a PCIM Top Innovation. The technology provides industrial, AI, aerospace, and defense markets with a production-ready path to high-voltage power applications.
About Wolfspeed, Inc.
Wolfspeed (NYSE: WOLF) leads the market in the worldwide adoption of silicon carbide technologies that power disruptive innovations. As pioneers of silicon carbide and creators of advanced semiconductor technology, Wolfspeed is committed to powering a better world. Through silicon carbide materials, power modules, discrete power devices, and power die products for various applications, Wolfspeed delivers The Power to Make It Real™. Learn more at wolfspeed.com. Wolfspeed® is a registered trademark, and The Power to Make It Real™ is a trademark of Wolfspeed, Inc.
About GE Aerospace
GE Aerospace is a global aerospace propulsion, services, and systems leader with an installed base of approximately 50,000 commercial and 30,000 military aircraft engines. With a global team of approximately 57,000 employees and more than a century of innovation, GE Aerospace is committed to inventing the future of flight, lifting people up, and bringing them home safely. Learn more at geaerospace.com.
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