Compound semiconductors offer transformational performance but are limited by the requirement for native wafers. 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 wafers that limit their adoption.
Native wafers 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 approaches to integrating compound semiconductors on silicon introduce defects, mechanical stress, and performance compromises. Epilayers' proprietary technology overcomes these challenges, preserving silicon's advantages whilst providing the route to high-quality heterogeneous materials integration. 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, integrated 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 integrated on silicon substrates. Enabling performance premiums in rapidly growing market segments.
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