News: Suppliers
16 September 2024
Nissin Ion collaborates with University of Arkansas’ program MUSiC
Nissin Ion Equipment Co Ltd (a group company of Nissin Electric Co Ltd of Kyoto, Japan), which manufactures and sells ion implanters and small- and medium-sized flat-panel displays (FPDs), is collaborating with the University of Arkansas’ Multi-User Silicon Carbide Research and Fabrication Facility (MUSiC).
MUSiC will be the first openly accessible facility to create new power semiconductor technologies and integrated circuits that will be the seeds of start-up companies worldwide, due to the manufacturing capabilities and facilities of SiC devices. The facility provides an opportunity for prototyping, demo and device design by any researchers and companies. It also plans to train students and develop the next generation of leaders in the semiconductor community. In the USA, several top SiC power device manufacturers, as well as many fabless SMEs, have announced or are considering participating in the program.
Nissin Ion has been developing and manufacturing the IMPHEAT series, an ion implanter for SiC high-temperature processing, and claims to have been one of the first to enter the SiC power device market. It will provide MUSiC with IMPHEATII, and start a three year joint research program in 2025 in collaboration with MUSiC, giving the firm the opportunity to gain wider ion implantation knowledge required for advanced devices. This will be reflected in next-generation equipment.
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