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providing a single source for SiC substrates used in power electronics device manufacturing. The new product expands Dow Corning’s product line beyond its existing offerings of 76 mm SiC wafers and epitaxy and 100 mm SiC wafers.
Dow Corning supplies SiC and silicone materials that can be used in high power applications such as high-tech communications, solar and wind energy systems, large scale electrical distribution grids, vehicles, and academic research.
“We are committed to supporting the success of our customers by developing products that enhance performance while being cost effective,” said Fred Buether, Commercial Manager, Dow Corning Compound Semiconductor Solutions. “Dow Corning is committed to continuing its leadership in supplying materials solutions to a broad cross section of the global electronics industry. Our global expertise and collaborative approach enable us to deliver solutions that reliably perform, time after time.”
Dow Corning provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than 7,000 products and services via the company’s Dow Corning and XIAMETER brands. Dow Corning is a joint venture equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the United States.
Seoul Semi Acriche LED selected for DOE ZEBRAlliance Project
The firm’s Acriche LEDs will be used at Oak Ridge Laboratories’ housing project. Data from house outfitted Acriche LEDs will be compared with that of a house using compact fluorescent lights to demonstrate LEDs’ efficiency.
With the official opening Monday of Oak Ridge National Laboratories ZEBRAlliance project, Seoul Semiconductor demonstrated how LEDs can help illuminate and define a home’s living area using
ZEBRAlliance – the Zero Energy Building Research Alliance -- is a collaborative effort among Schaad LLC, The Tennessee Valley Authority, the Department of Energy and the Oak Ridge Labs to field-evaluate two pairs of energy-saving residences.
It will demonstrate energy conservation efforts that can reduce the load on the existing electrical grid and curb dependence on non-renewable energy sources throughout the project. Energy use, lighting quality and maintenance requirements will be monitored for two years. Data from the house outfitted with Seoul Semiconductor’s Acriche LEDs will be compared against that of a house using compact fluorescent lights.
Seoul Semiconductor’s unique Acriche LED is featured in solid state lighting installed throughout an energy-saving home at the ZEBRAlliance, and were chosen for the trend-setting house because they do not use electronics to convert AC line voltage into DC as do most other solid state lighting devices. The result is a more energy- and cost efficient lighting product.
In addition, LEDs outlast conventional light bulbs – providing more than five times the light for each watt consumed when compared with a typical incandescent light for an energy savings up to 86% -- and exhibit color qualities far preferable to those of traditional bulbs. Acriche hopes to evolve its performance to double the number of lumens by the end of this year.
Seoul Semiconductor plans to extend its LED lighting portfolio in the market using data culled from what the company is calling “Acriche House.” The name “Acriche” was created by combining the Greek word “Acro,” meaning top, with “rich” to coincide with the company’s ideals of enriching
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a fraction of the energy consumed by traditional incandescent and compact fluorescent light bulbs.
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