The U.S. Department of the Air Force awarded a $19,833,821.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee STTR Phase III contract to Cree Fayetteville, Inc., doing business as Apei, for the development of silicon carbide power electronics for more electric aircraft. This contract, awarded on June 23, 2021, with a completion date of November 28, 2025, is part of the Air Force's efforts to advance silicon carbide technology for military and aerospace applications. Apei is a subsidiary of Wolfspeed Inc., a leading...
This is a $17,699,427.00 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to Cree Fayetteville, Inc., doing business as Apei, for the development of silicon carbide power electronics for more electric aircraft. The contract is for Phase III of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and has a period of performance through September 29, 2023. No set-aside designation was used. Cree Fayetteville, Inc. is a subsidiary of Wolfspeed Inc., a leading...
The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded a $230,000.00 definitive cost-no-fee contract to Wolfspeed Inc. for the development of eight 10kV/240A silicon carbide (SiC) DMOSFET half H-bridge modules. This contract is not associated with a set-aside program. Wolfspeed is a leading manufacturer of SiC and gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductor products for high-performance applications, including those used in advanced electronic systems required by the U.S. government in defense, aerospace,...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a firm fixed price purchase order contract to Wolfspeed Inc., doing business as Wolfspeed, for the delivery of silicon carbide (SiC) epitaxial wafers. The $159,300.00 contract does not utilize any small business set-aside programs. Wolfspeed is a manufacturer of SiC components and materials, and has previously provided the government with specialized materials, radio frequency amplifiers, hybrid...
This federal contract award, valued at $1,099,998.46, was issued by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) to Coolcad Electronics, Inc., a small business, under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The contract is for the development of advanced semiconductor technologies, including wide bandgap materials like silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), for applications in areas such as power electronics, integrated circuits, and...
<p>The U.S. Air Force awarded a $3,384,638.00 firm-fixed-price definitive contract to Genesic Semiconductor LLC, a small business, for the performance, yield, and cost improvement to medium voltage silicon carbide (SiC) metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs). The contract has a period of performance through November 3, 2025. This award is not associated with a larger contract vehicle.</p>
This is a $149,899.88 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the U.S. Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command to Creare LLC, doing business as Creare, for the research and development of a silicon carbide-based bidirectional DC-DC converter. Creare is an engineering research and development company that provides innovative solutions to complex technology challenges for government and industry clients. The SBIR program provides funding to small...
This federal contract award, valued at $17,000.00, was issued by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (DEVCOM) to Coherent Aerospace & Defense, Inc., a subsidiary of Coherent Corp. The contract is for the delivery of 20 prime grade 150mm 4H N-type silicon carbide (SiC) substrates, to be used for optoelectronics and technology development efforts by the Quantum Science and Technology Branch at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). The contract was awarded under a purchase...
This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to Coolcad Electronics, Inc., a small for-profit semiconductor technology company. The $98,994 firm-fixed-price contract is focused on developing advanced semiconductor technologies, particularly wide bandgap materials like silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), for power electronics, integrated circuits, and specialized electronic components. The...
This SBIR Phase I contract was awarded by the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), a defense agency, to Tignis, Inc., a small business, for software development services related to the deposition of thick silicon carbide (SiC) epilayers. The $99,993.51 firm-fixed-price contract has a performance period ending on May 7, 2025. The work aims to design, fabricate, assemble, build, test, evaluate, verify, validate, and/or procure microelectronics and operate such a facility. This SBIR Phase I...
This federal contract award is for the delivery of Silicon Carbide (SiC) Power Modules and Dual Channel Differential Isolated Gate Drivers to the U.S. Army Materiel Command TACOM Life Cycle Management Command (TACOM), a defense agency. The $84,890 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded to Cree Fayetteville, Inc., doing business as Apei, a subsidiary of Wolfspeed Inc. The contract has no set-aside designation and was awarded on September 26, 2019 with a completion date of November 25, 2019. Wolfspeed Inc. is a leading manufacturer of silicon carbide and gallium nitride semiconductor products, supplying critical electronic components to various defense agencies through prime contracts and subcontracts. This award demonstrates Apei's expertise in providing specialized silicon carbide power electronics for military applications.