Dynex Semiconductor Ltd. has been awarded a grant by the British Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to develop technologies for novel power electronic components based on semiconducting diamond.
This Carbon Power Electronics Program (CAPE) is a development project being undertaken by a consortium comprising Element Six Ltd., Dynex Semiconductor Ltd. and the University of Cambridge. The program, which will run until September 2006 and aims to develop the basic technologies for advanced high-power electronic components using electronic grade diamond, is being funded under the DTI LINK Basic Technologies for Industrial Applications (BTIA) program.
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