Next generation SiC process platform for power MOSFET designs

X-FAB Silicon Foundries SE has launched XSICM03, its next-generation XbloX platform. It advances SiC process technology for power MOSFETs and provides greatly reduced cell pitch, enabling more chips per wafer and improved on-resistance without compromising reliability.

XbloX is the company's optimized business process and technology platform designed to accelerate the development of advanced SiC MOSFET technology. It integrates qualified SiC process development blocks and modules for planar MOSFET production, simplifies the onboarding process and significantly reduces design risks and product development time. Combining proven process modules with robust design rules, control plans and FMEAs enables faster prototyping, easier design evaluation and reduced time to market. This approach gives customers a competitive advantage by allowing designers to create a diverse product portfolio while achieving production schedules up to nine months faster than traditional development methods.

This next-generation platform enables cell size reduction in active area design while maintaining robust process controls and leakage and failure device performance. The XSICM03 platform with robust design rules enables customers to create SiC planar MOSFETs with a cell pitch over 25% smaller than the previous generation. This improvement enables an increase in chips per wafer by up to 30% compared to the previous generation. By using proven process blocks, the platform ensures excellent gate oxide reliability and device robustness. The expanded PCM library and improved design support enable quick tapeout for the customer, resulting in faster product development.

Rico Tillner, CEO of X-FAB Texas, explains: “With its optimized approach, our next-generation process platform addresses the increasing demand for high-performance SiC devices in automotive, industrial and energy applications. We enable existing and new customers to create application-optimized product portfolios through accelerated prototyping and design evaluation, significantly reducing time to market.”

The next-generation platform XSICM03 is available for early access.