Compound semiconductors offer transformational performance but are limited by the requirement for native substrates. Epilayers makes silicon the universal platform.
Get in touchCompound semiconductors deliver breakthrough performance in power electronics, photonics, and advanced computing, but today they require expensive, fragile native substrates that limit their adoption.
Native substrates cost up to 100× more than silicon, have poor thermal conductivity, are mechanically fragile, and face supply chain concentration in a handful of countries.
Silicon is up to 100× cheaper, thermally superior, mechanically stronger, and backed by massive global manufacturing infrastructure. Epilayers makes silicon the universal platform.
Conventional graded buffers are 1–10 µm thick, introducing thermal resistance, mechanical stress, and defect propagation. Epilayers' proprietary crystal templates are just 10–200 nm: thin enough to preserve silicon's thermal and mechanical advantages whilst providing the lattice structure for high-quality epitaxial growth. Cutting-edge materials science innovation is at its core.
One platform technology. Multiple application pathways, each offering transformative benefits to development partners.
Enable higher breakdown voltages and greater power density. Smaller, lighter power converters for EVs, grid infrastructure, and renewable energy, grown directly on silicon for thermal performance and cost.
Monolithic integration of photonic devices with CMOS processing. Data centre interconnects, LiDAR, and optical sensing on silicon, eliminating complex hybrid bonding steps.
Next-generation memory, sensing, and novel electronic devices grown on silicon substrates. Enabling performance premiums in rapidly growing market segments.
Deep technical knowledge meets commercial execution experience and world-class academic guidance.
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