132567Building global cooperation for UK grown silicon carbide epi wafersClosedFeasibility StudiesInnovate UKThe UK has invested nearly £200M in research related to semiconductors. Some of that funding led to the development of a new, low temperature process for growing crystalline silicon carbide on silicon at the University of Warwick. Silicon, upon which much of communications and control systems depend, has limitations; silicon carbide and similar materials provide a chance for new technological breakthroughs. Advanced Epi Materials and Devices Ltd is an exciting, recently launched spin-out, which will commercialise some crucial innovations. This project will allow the new company to ‘fly the flag’ for the UK and present the innovative new process and wafer materials to semiconductor businesses in the Asian Pacific and European regions. It will also facilitate a better understanding of specific material specifications such that the new process can be tailored more precisely. This project is just the beginning. Advanced Epi aims to become one of the UK’s leading companies to support rapid growth in compound semiconductors, part of a sector recognised across the World for innovation and expertise.