North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership

As the official representative of the MEP National Network in North Carolina, the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP) is part of a public-private partnership designed to advance U.S. manufacturing by providing comprehensive manufacturing solutions to manufacturers across the U.S. NCMEP helps manufacturers to save time and energy and improve productivity, sales, and profits, all while creating and retaining jobs. Its goal is to grow profitability by providing technology solutions that increases operational efficiency.

Technologies & Processes

Advanced Semiconductors

While the use of semiconductors is wide-ranging, emerging wide bandgap technologies (WBG) are providing significant promise to outperform and eventually replace traditional silicon-based (Si) power electronics (PE). Traditional Si technologies can be found in anything from personal electronics to electric automobiles to renewable energy systems, so utilizing more WBG semiconductor technologies such as Silicon Carbide and Gallium Nitride (SiC and GaN) will only increase efficiency and profitability for U.S. manufacturers. SiC and GaN are the latest in advanced semiconductor technologies, having currently reached a development level to be utilized in PE technology. They have the power to be highly compact, as well as cost- and energy-efficient. They are able to work under higher temperature, voltage, and frequency conditions than traditional...

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