Project Grant 2015088

Federal Project Grant Award Summary Award Overview: Turbo Power Semiconductor Inc. received $305,000 in funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) to develop a silicon conductivity-controlled bipolar transistor (CCBT) technology. The 12-month project, initiated June 1, 2025, focuses on designing and commercializing a 4.5kV-class SI-CCBT semiconductor device intended to significantly reduce power losses in high-power...

This $256,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships project grant supports the development of a green process for low-cost production of silicon carbide from waste silicon. Awarded on August 15, 2021 to Susteon Inc. located in Cary, North Carolina, the project is scheduled for completion by March 31, 2023. A sub-award of $100,000 supports related research activities to be conducted by the University of Wyoming, with Susteon developing the green silicon...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $299,938 to the Regents of the University of Idaho, doing business as the University of Idaho, to support research on the integration and packaging of wide bandgap semiconductor chips and sensors for extreme high-temperature (up to 600°C) applications. The key objectives of this 2-year project are to investigate the integration of silicon carbide (SiC), gallium nitride (GaN),...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I Project Grant award to La Luce Cristallina, Inc. provides $274,997 to address critical technical challenges in scaling up barium titanate on silicon technology for photonic integrated circuits. The key products and services to be delivered under this 1-year project include: Developing a process to mitigate the thermal stress that arises from integrating barium titanate, an optical material, with silicon...

This $1.5 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports the development of gallium oxide semiconductor technologies for high-voltage, high-power applications. Led by The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, the consortium aims to advance gallium oxide material synthesis, device fabrication, and circuit integration to enable power switches and converters with over 10 kilovolt ratings. Specific objectives include...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) CAREER grant, awarded July 1, 2025, provides $563,851 to the University of Wisconsin–Madison to develop ultra-wide bandgap (UWB) aluminum gallium nitride (AlGaN) channel transistors for high-voltage power electronics applications. The primary deliverables include research and development of state-of-the-art 10 kilovolt (kV) transistors with approximately 10 times lower on-state resistance compared to incumbent silicon carbide (SiC)...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project award to OSO Semiconductor Inc., a minority-owned small business, will develop a new phased array communication technology to achieve lower power consumption, smaller form factors, and more affordable price targets. The $274,992 grant, awarded on December 15, 2023, will fund the development and testing of an ultra-low loss beamforming circuit that can be integrated into a unique low-power phased...

Crystal Sonic Inc. received a $275,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I project grant from the National Science Foundation under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084). The grant supported the development of a new approach to lower the cost of advanced semiconductor manufacturing through the use of acoustic energy to precisely cut and lift off thin semiconductor devices from their host substrates without waste. By enabling substrate reuse, this "Sonic...

This $199,985 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Mainstream Engineering Corp, a for-profit manufacturer based in Rockledge, Florida. The funding will support the development of low-doped silicon carbide (SiC) epiwafers for room temperature, ultrafast, and radiation-hard sensors. The award has a period of performance from February 12, 2024 to February 11, 2025. The DOE Office of Science...

The National Science Foundation awarded Nomis Power Corporation a $255,909 Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) on November 15, 2021. The grant will fund the company's "NOVEL STRUCTURE FOR EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE MEDIUM VOLTAGE SILICON CARBIDE (SIC) POWER DEVICES" project through February 29, 2024. Under this award, Nomis Power Corporation will develop new medium voltage silicon carbide power device structures with improved...